add_filter( 'jnews_module_excerpt', 'j_excerpt_with_html', 99, 4 );

function j_excerpt_with_html( $excerpt, $post_id, $excerpt_length, $excerpt_more ) {
	$new_excerpt = get_the_excerpt( $post_id );
	if ( ! empty( $new_excerpt ) ) {
		return $new_excerpt;
	}
	return $excerpt;
}