Laravel news crud store function

public function store( Request $request ) {
		//
		$newsItem = new NewsItem();
		$newsItem->title = $request->input('title');
		$newsItem->content = $request->input('content');
		$newsItem->image = "";
		// sita eilute grazina prisijungusio vartotojo ID
		// jei naudoju Auth::user(), tai virsui nepamirsti parasyti use Auth;
		$newsItem->user_id = Auth::user()->id;

		$newsItem->save();
		
		return redirect()->route('news.show', $newsItem->id);
	}