diff --git a/newswire.py b/newswire.py
index cc2eb538e..462ea5703 100644
--- a/newswire.py
+++ b/newswire.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from utils import removeHtml
 from blocking import isBlockedDomain
 from blocking import isBlockedHashtag
 from filters import isFiltered
+from content import removeLongWords
 
 
 def rss2Header(httpPrefix: str,
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ def addNewswireDictEntry(baseDir: str, domain: str,
                          tags=[], maxTags=32) -> None:
     """Update the newswire dictionary
     """
+    # remove any long words from the title, which can
+    # cause column overflows
+    title = removeLongWords(title, 30, [])
+
     allText = removeHtml(title + ' ' + description)
 
     # check that none of the text is filtered against