diff --git a/content-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/news/service/impl/NewsServiceImpl.java b/content-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/news/service/impl/NewsServiceImpl.java
index 3eb6267c9..c3b7f45b8 100644
--- a/content-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/news/service/impl/NewsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/content-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/news/service/impl/NewsServiceImpl.java
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public News getNewsByIdAndLang(String newsId,
         throw new IllegalAccessException("User " + currentIdentity.getUserId() + " is not authorized to view News");
       }
       news.setCanEdit(canEditNews(news, currentIdentity.getUserId()));
-      news.setCanDelete(canDeleteNews(currentIdentity, news.getAuthor(), news.getSpaceId()));
+      news.setCanDelete(canDeleteNews(currentIdentity, news));
       news.setCanPublish(NewsUtils.canPublishNews(news.getSpaceId(), currentIdentity));
       Space space = spaceService.getSpaceById(news.getSpaceId());
       if (space != null) {
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ public List<News> getNews(NewsFilter filter, Identity currentIdentity) throws Ex
     }
     newsList.stream().filter(Objects::nonNull).forEach(news -> {
       news.setCanEdit(canEditNews(news, currentIdentity.getUserId()));
-      news.setCanDelete(canDeleteNews(currentIdentity, news.getAuthor(), news.getSpaceId()));
+      news.setCanDelete(canDeleteNews(currentIdentity, news));
       news.setCanPublish(NewsUtils.canPublishNews(news.getSpaceId(), currentIdentity));
       Space space = spaceService.getSpaceById(news.getSpaceId());
       if (space != null) {
@@ -799,8 +799,8 @@ public boolean canScheduleNews(Space space, Identity currentIdentity, News artic
     boolean isArticleAuthor = article.getAuthor() != null && article.getAuthor().equals(currentIdentity.getUserId());
     boolean spaceMemberCanSchedule = isArticleAuthor && spaceService.isMember(space, currentIdentity.getUserId());
     return spaceMemberCanSchedule || spaceService.isManager(space, currentIdentity.getUserId())
-        || spaceService.isRedactor(space, currentIdentity.getUserId())
-        || NewsUtils.canPublishNews(space.getId(), currentIdentity);
+            || spaceService.isRedactor(space, currentIdentity.getUserId())
+            || NewsUtils.canPublishNews(space.getId(), currentIdentity);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1514,16 +1514,28 @@ private boolean canEditNews(News news, String authenticatedUser) {
       LOG.warn("Can't find user with id {} when checking access on news with id {}", authenticatedUser, news.getId());
       return false;
     }
-    return NewsUtils.canPublishNews(news.getSpaceId(), authenticatedUserIdentity)
-        || spaceService.canRedactOnSpace(space, authenticatedUserIdentity);
+    boolean isSpaceMemberCanEdit = isArticleAuthor(news, authenticatedUser) && spaceService.isMember(spaceId, authenticatedUser);
+    return  isSpaceMemberCanEdit || NewsUtils.canPublishNews(news.getSpaceId(), authenticatedUserIdentity)
+        || (spaceService.isManager(space, authenticatedUser)
+            || spaceService.isSuperManager(space, authenticatedUser)
+            || spaceService.isRedactor(space, authenticatedUser));
   }
 
-  private boolean canDeleteNews(Identity currentIdentity, String posterId, String spaceId) {
-    Space space = spaceId == null ? null : spaceService.getSpaceById(spaceId);
+  private boolean isArticleAuthor(News article, String userName) {
+    return StringUtils.isNotEmpty(article.getAuthor()) && article.getAuthor().equals(userName);
+  }
+  
+  private boolean canDeleteNews(Identity currentIdentity, News news) {
+    Space space = news.getSpaceId() == null ? null : spaceService.getSpaceById(news.getSpaceId());
     if (space == null) {
       return false;
     }
-    return spaceService.canRedactOnSpace(space, currentIdentity);
+    boolean isMemberCanDelete = isArticleAuthor(news, currentIdentity.getUserId())
+        && spaceService.isMember(space.getId(), currentIdentity.getUserId());
+    return isMemberCanDelete || NewsUtils.canPublishNews(news.getSpaceId(), currentIdentity)
+        || (spaceService.isManager(space, currentIdentity.getUserId())
+            || spaceService.isSuperManager(space, currentIdentity.getUserId())
+            || spaceService.isRedactor(space, currentIdentity.getUserId()));
   }
 
   private boolean canViewSharedInSpaces(News news, String username) {
diff --git a/content-service/src/test/java/io/meeds/news/service/impl/NewsServiceImplTest.java b/content-service/src/test/java/io/meeds/news/service/impl/NewsServiceImplTest.java
index 9339c0f5d..def70f5ed 100644
--- a/content-service/src/test/java/io/meeds/news/service/impl/NewsServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/content-service/src/test/java/io/meeds/news/service/impl/NewsServiceImplTest.java
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public void testUpdateDraftArticle() throws Exception {
     assertThrows(IllegalAccessException.class, () -> newsService.updateNews(news, "john", false, false, NewsUtils.NewsObjectType.DRAFT.name().toLowerCase(), CONTENT_AND_TITLE.name()));
 
     // Given
-    when(spaceService.canRedactOnSpace(space, identity)).thenReturn(true);
+    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(any(Space.class), anyString())).thenReturn(true);
     org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity identity1 =
                                                                   mock(org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity.class);
     when(identityManager.getOrCreateUserIdentity(anyString())).thenReturn(identity1);
@@ -364,9 +364,13 @@ public void testDeleteDraftArticle() throws Exception {
     when(rootPage.getName()).thenReturn(NEWS_ARTICLES_ROOT_NOTE_PAGE_NAME);
     when(noteService.getDraftNoteById(anyString(), anyString())).thenReturn(draftPage);
     NEWS_UTILS.when(() -> NewsUtils.getUserIdentity(anyString())).thenReturn(identity);
-    when(spaceService.canRedactOnSpace(space, identity)).thenReturn(true);
+
+    //
+    assertThrows(IllegalAccessException.class, () -> newsService.deleteNews(draftPage.getId(), identity, NewsUtils.NewsObjectType.DRAFT.name().toLowerCase()));
 
     // When
+    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(any(Space.class), anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+
     newsService.deleteNews(draftPage.getId(), identity, NewsUtils.NewsObjectType.DRAFT.name().toLowerCase());
 
     // Then
@@ -594,8 +598,7 @@ public void testCreateDraftArticleForExistingPage() throws Exception {
       assertThrows(IllegalAccessException.class, () -> newsService.updateNews(news, "john", false, false, NewsUtils.NewsObjectType.DRAFT.name().toLowerCase(), CONTENT_AND_TITLE.name()));
 
     // Given
-    when(spaceService.canRedactOnSpace(space, identity)).thenReturn(true);
-    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(any(Space.class), anyString())).thenReturn(true);
     org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity identity1 =
                                                                   mock(org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity.class);
     when(identityManager.getOrCreateUserIdentity(anyString())).thenReturn(identity1);
@@ -677,8 +680,7 @@ public void testUpdateDraftArticleForExistingPage() throws Exception {
     assertThrows(IllegalAccessException.class, () -> newsService.updateNews(news, "john", false, false, NewsUtils.NewsObjectType.DRAFT.name().toLowerCase(), CONTENT_AND_TITLE.name()));
 
     // Given
-    when(spaceService.canRedactOnSpace(space, identity)).thenReturn(true);
-    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(any(Space.class), anyString())).thenReturn(true);
     org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity identity1 =
                                                                   mock(org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity.class);
     when(identityManager.getOrCreateUserIdentity(anyString())).thenReturn(identity1);
@@ -753,8 +755,7 @@ public void testUpdateNewsArticle() throws Exception {
     assertThrows(IllegalAccessException.class, () -> newsService.updateNews(news, "john", false, false, NewsUtils.NewsObjectType.DRAFT.name().toLowerCase(), CONTENT_AND_TITLE.name()));
 
     // Given
-    when(spaceService.canRedactOnSpace(space, identity)).thenReturn(true);
-    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(any(Space.class), anyString())).thenReturn(true);
     org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity identity1 =
                                                                   mock(org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity.class);
     when(identityManager.getOrCreateUserIdentity(anyString())).thenReturn(identity1);
@@ -806,7 +807,11 @@ public void testDeleteNewsArticle() throws Exception {
     assertThrows(IllegalAccessException.class, () -> newsService.deleteNews(existingPage.getId(), identity, ARTICLE.name().toLowerCase()));
 
     // when
-    when(spaceService.canRedactOnSpace(space, identity)).thenReturn(true);
+    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(any(Space.class), anyString())).thenReturn(false);
+    when(spaceService.isRedactor(any(Space.class), anyString())).thenReturn(false);
+    when(spaceService.isManager(any(Space.class), anyString())).thenReturn(false);
+    when(spaceService.isMember(anyString(), anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+
     when(noteService.deleteNote(existingPage.getWikiType(), existingPage.getWikiOwner(), existingPage.getName())).thenReturn(true);
     DraftPage draftPage = mock(DraftPage.class);
     NotePageProperties draftProperties = new NotePageProperties();
@@ -1014,8 +1019,7 @@ public void testAddNewsArticleTranslation() throws Exception {
     assertThrows(IllegalAccessException.class, () -> newsService.updateNews(news, "john", false, false, NewsUtils.NewsObjectType.DRAFT.name().toLowerCase(), CONTENT_AND_TITLE.name()));
 
     // Given
-    when(spaceService.canRedactOnSpace(space, identity)).thenReturn(true);
-    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(anyString())).thenReturn(true);
+    when(spaceService.isSuperManager(any(Space.class), anyString())).thenReturn(true);
     org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity identity1 =
             mock(org.exoplatform.social.core.identity.model.Identity.class);
     when(identityManager.getOrCreateUserIdentity(anyString())).thenReturn(identity1);