BreakingNews widget - 05 | Use the Native API

BreakingNewsController.cs

// SitefinityWebapp\Mvc\Controllers\BreakingNewsController.cs

using SitefinityWebApp.Mvc.Models;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.News;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Mvc;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.News.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Taxonomies;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Taxonomies.Model;

namespace SitefinityWebApp.Mvc.Controllers
{
    [ControllerToolboxItem(Title = "Breaking News", Name = "BreakingNews", SectionName = "CustomMvcWidgets")]
    public class BreakingNewsController : Controller
    {
        public string Date { get; set; }

        public string Message { get; set; }        

        public string BreakingNewsMessage { get; set; }

        public string SelectedItem { get; set; }

        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            TaxonomyManager taxonomyManager = TaxonomyManager.GetManager();
            var breakingNewsTaxon = taxonomyManager.GetTaxa<FlatTaxon>()
                                        .Where(t => t.Name == "BreakingNews").FirstOrDefault();

            NewsManager newsManager = NewsManager.GetManager();
            var newsItems = newsManager.GetNewsItems()
                                .Where(n => n.GetValue<IList<Guid>>(breakingNewsTaxon.Taxonomy.Name).Contains(breakingNewsTaxon.Id));

            StringBuilder breakingNewsMessageSb = new StringBuilder();

            foreach (NewsItem breakingNewsitem in newsItems)
            {
                breakingNewsMessageSb.Append(breakingNewsitem.Title + " ");
            }

            BreakingNewsModel model = new BreakingNewsModel();
            model.Message = breakingNewsMessageSb.ToString();

            return View(model);
        }
    }
}