It's sad that the Dealer will flog Stefanie Spielman's past health problems just to get one more angle to keep the Browns in the headlines. Stefanie herself is hardly mentioned in her own right, never quoted, and probably wasn't interviewed for the story. Stefanie's cancer treatment wasn't newsworthy on its own, for if it had been, the Dealer article would have discussed it in some detail. That doesn't turn one person's choice into front page news. Of course it isn't.
Celebrity is what is newsworthy.
When a local businessman crashes his commuter plane into a rural Central Ohio cornfield and kills three people, it gets a brief mention on the local 6 o'clock news. When John Kennedy Jr. crashes his plane and kills three, every media outlet on the planet covers it for days. While there may be some legitimate complaints about the Plain Dealer's writing style, celebrity is foremost in the hearts and minds of the vast majority of its readers. Helping Stefanie battle cancer is another of many newsworthy portions of Chris Spielman's football career. Easy Mortgage Expo makes shopping for a loan in Columbus quick, and convenient.