Linq Query displayed in a literal asp control.

I need to query the database and select a string to display in an literal asp control. The table contains its Id and the String. Two fields.

Here is the Linq query I have written, but when I load I return the following.

 protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            LinqQuery();
        }

        protected void LinqQuery()
        {
            NewsItemsDataContext dc = new NewsItemsDataContext();
            var n =
                   from a in dc.GetTable<NewsItem>()
                   select a;

            litNewsItems.Text = n.ToString();
        }

SELECT [t0].[NewsItemId], [t0].[NewsItem] AS [NewsItem1], [t0].[PublishedDate] FROM [dbo].[NewsItems] AS [t0]

How do I display NewsItem1 in the literal control ??