Tebowmania hit Cortland like a Hollywood Academy Award event. News coverage, photos in the rain of a shirtless handsome football player, interviews with coach and players--all seemed to concentrate on a single player, and more or less ignore the rest of the NY Jets team as it perspired and practiced in rain and summer heat.
The New York Daily News changed the focus with sharp comments on training camp brawls and minor fights between players caught up in competition.
But training camp fights are common in football and other professional sports. Fights between players happen. Usually other team members intervene, separate the engaged players, the coach takes control, and practice and drills continue.
When all is said and done, sensational news is replaced by journalism basics--personal interviews and background stories.
The Cortland Standard has done an excellent job covering the NY Jets. Interesting front page articles about players and events are supplemented with specific details in the Sports section. Kudos to the person responsible for the caption: Jets Display Fighting Spirit.
Readers appreciate good news stories, especially local coverage of the NY Jets.
Go Jets!
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