diff --git a/frontend/src/types/news.ts b/frontend/src/types/news.ts
index 93e371e..3371e36 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/news.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/news.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export interface NewsItem {
   title: string
   url: string
   snippet: string
+  content: string
   published_at: string | null
   topics: string[]
   source: string
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue b/frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue
index 674dec3..0de15f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/BriefingView.vue
@@ -176,12 +176,25 @@ async function send(overrideText?: string) {
 }
 
 async function discussArticle(item: NewsItem) {
-  const snippet = item.snippet ? `\n\n"${item.snippet.slice(0, 400)}${item.snippet.length > 400 ? '…' : ''}"` : ''
-  const text = `Summarize the following article excerpt for me in a few sentences and share your thoughts. Do not use any research or search tools — just respond conversationally based on what I've shared below.\n\n**${item.title}**${snippet}\n\nSource: ${item.source}`
-  // Scroll the chat panel into view on narrow layouts, then send
+  const body = (item.content || item.snippet || '').trim()
+  const bodyBlock = body ? `\n\n---\n${body}\n---` : ''
+  const text = `Please summarize and share your thoughts on this article. Do not use any research or search tools — respond conversationally based only on the content below.\n\n**${item.title}**\nSource: ${item.source}${bodyBlock}`
+
+  // Add the user message optimistically so it appears immediately
+  const optimisticMsg: BriefingMessage = {
+    id: Date.now(),
+    role: 'user',
+    content: text,
+    created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+  }
+  messages.value = [...messages.value, optimisticMsg]
+
+  // Scroll the chat panel into view
   await nextTick(() => {
-    document.querySelector('.briefing-chat')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' })
+    document.querySelector('.briefing-center')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' })
+    scrollToBottom()
   })
+
   await send(text)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py b/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py
index 5df7f8c..0ee9c70 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/routes/briefing.py
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ async def list_news():
             "title": r["title"],
             "url": r["url"],
             "snippet": (r["content"] or "")[:300],
+            "content": r["content"] or "",
             "published_at": r["published_at"].isoformat() if r["published_at"] else None,
             "topics": r["topics"] or [],
             "source": r["feed_title"],