Html.DropDownList Selected Value Not Working (Using Constructor with IEnumerable)

Question

I have an issue where the selected value is not working for the Html.DropDownList helper method. See below:

This is My Controller:

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Answer 1

change viewbag property name to other then model variable name used on page.

Answer 2

You should change the very name of the field of your DropDownList:

@Html.DropDownList("Some_Name_that_does_not_exist_in_model", ViewBag.NewsItemId as SelectList, string.Empty, new { @class = "form-control" })