diff --git a/epicyon-profile.css b/epicyon-profile.css
index 27fbf7cc..4dfc8ecd 100644
--- a/epicyon-profile.css
+++ b/epicyon-profile.css
@@ -990,7 +990,6 @@ div.container {
         font-family: var(--header-font);
         font-size: var(--column-left-header-size);
         text-transform: var(--column-left-header-style);
-        padding: 4px;
         border: none;
     }
     .newswireItem {
@@ -1628,7 +1627,6 @@ div.container {
         font-family: var(--header-font);
         font-size: var(--column-left-header-size-mobile);
         text-transform: var(--column-left-header-style);
-        padding: 4px;
         border: none;
     }
     .leftColEditImage {
diff --git a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
index 364deef8..b3d77b8d 100644
--- a/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
+++ b/theme/indymediamodern/theme.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "header-bg-color": "#efefef",
     "verticals-width": "0px",
     "newswire-publish-icon": "False",
+    "line-spacing-newswire": "150%",
     "full-width-timeline-buttons": "False",
     "icons-as-buttons": "True",
     "rss-icon-at-top": "False",