diff --git a/NEWS.org b/NEWS.org
index c35f0900..079c2270 100644
--- a/NEWS.org
+++ b/NEWS.org
@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@
 
 *** mu
 
-    - ~mu~ switched to use the [[https://mesonbuild.com][meson]] build system by default. The existing
-      ~autotools~ is still avaiable, but is to be removed after the 1.8 release.
+    - =mu= switched to use the [[https://mesonbuild.com][meson]] build system by default. The existing
+      =autotools= is still avaiable, but is to be removed after the 1.8 release.
 
-      Using ~meson~ (which you need to install), you can use something like in the
+      Using =meson= (which you need to install), you can use something like in the
       mu top directory:
 
-#+begin src sh
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
 	$ meson build && ninja -C build
-#+end src
+#+END_SRC
 
-      After that, ~ninja -C build~ should be enough. ~autogen.sh~ has been updated
-      to use ~meson~ instead, and and even delivers a ~Makefile~ with some useful
-      targets that invoke the corresponding ~meson~ / ~ninja~ targets.
+      After that, =ninja -C build= should be enough. =autogen.sh= has been updated
+      to use =meson= instead, and and even delivers a =Makefile= with some useful
+      targets that invoke the corresponding =meson= / =ninja= targets.
 
-    - ~mu~ now require C++17 support for building (this is in preparation for code
+    - =mu= now require C++17 support for building (this is in preparation for code
       that actually _uses_ C++17)
 
 *** mu4e
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@
 
     - a lot of the internals have been changed:
 
-      - ~mu4e~ is slowly moving from using the ~~~ to the more common ~--~ separator for
-	private functions; i.e., ~mu4e~foo~ becomes ~mu4e--foo~.
-      - ~mu4e-utils.el~ had become a bit of a dumping ground for bits of code;
+      - =mu4e= is slowly moving from using the =~= to the more common =--= separator for
+	private functions; i.e., =mu4e-foo= becomes =mu4e--foo=.
+      - =mu4e-utils.el= had become a bit of a dumping ground for bits of code;
 	it's gone now, with the functionality move to topic-specific files --
-	~mu4e-folders.el~, ~mu4e-bookmarks.el~, ~mu4e-update.el~, and included in
+	=mu4e-folders.el=, =mu4e-bookmarks.el=, =mu4e-update.el=, and included in
 	existing files.
-      - the remaining common functionality has ended up in ~mu4e-helpers.el~
-      - ~mu4e-search.el~ takes the search-specific code from ~mu4e-headers.el~, and
+      - the remaining common functionality has ended up in =mu4e-helpers.el=
+      - =mu4e-search.el= takes the search-specific code from =mu4e-headers.el=, and
 	adds a minor-mode for the keybindings.
-      - ~mu4e-context.el~ and ~mu4e-update.el~ also define minor modes with
+      - =mu4e-context.el= and =mu4e-update.el= also define minor modes with
 	keybindings, which saves a lot of code in the various views, since they
 	don't need explicitly bind all those function.
-      - also ~mu4e-vars.el~ had become very big, we're refactoring the ~defvar~ /
-	~defcustom~ declarations to the topic-specific files.
-      - ~mu4e-proc.el~ has been renamed ~mu4e-server.el~.
+      - also =mu4e-vars.el= had become very big, we're refactoring the =defvar= /
+	=defcustom= declarations to the topic-specific files.
+      - =mu4e-proc.el= has been renamed =mu4e-server.el=.
 
 *** guile