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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 5069670, member: 27"] I don’t think this is a new issue. My memory is that years ago (and I am talking 20 plus) when a Syracuse Olympic sport had a big season and started playing really important games, the Syracuse newspapers, which normally ignored these sports, would usually respond. I think they normally got the reporter on the DO who was covering the game/match for that newspaper also write a story for the PS and/or HJ. Back in those days, if you wanted to read the Daily Orange, you drove up to campus and found a building with some still in the lobby (Manley was my normal go to).. Anyway, I suspect the cost to the PS or HJ was minimal. Maybe they threw the student $20. I don’t think they sprung for a hotel room or a flight or paid the reporter real money. I think the student writer liked it because they got a professional writing credit on their resume. Win win for everyone. Back in those days, I think most of the Olympic sports away games were Big East matches that were a bus trip. My guess is that the DO reporter traveled on the team bus and it was not unusual to drive back immediately after the game/match ended. I bet they stopped at McDonalds for a meal on the way down and again on the way back. Minimal expense. These days, SU plays a lot of Olympic sports matches on the road that require flying and sometimes a hotel room too. I don’t think even the DO typically sends a reporter for these games (maybe the ACC tournament). But with the advent of the ACC network, all league matches and all home matches should at least in theory be televised. So coverage should be better than ever. I know there are feature shows on Citrus TV and maybe other places that are shown on campus that provide in depth panel coverage of olympic sports and I wish those shows were routinely distributed on YouTube, since great diehard fans like you would really like to watch them. Anyway, long story short: I suggest that the PS at least reach out to student writers at SU to see if any have interest in writing stories about selected SU Olympic sports. If the DO and the write are amenable to write for the DO and the PS, great. If not, I know there are a bunch of students on campus that would love to write articles on Olympic sports for the PS and would be willing to do it but close to nothing, so they can build their resume. Please PS sports editor (I think this is now Nate Mink), consider doing this in the future. [/QUOTE]

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