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Guidelines for visiting News Writers

This group includes visiting newspaper, school newspapers, and all other forms of print coverage.

Each newspaper is entitled to one (1) working press pass and each college newspaper, if the college has a team in the tournament, is entitled to one (1) working press pass. Proper identification as a working member of the organization must be presented before a pass will be issued.

Seat assignments for one seat will be made by the News Media Chairman to the press table located on the floor of the Arena. These assignments will be posted daily at the Tournament Information Center, the director's table, the press table, and the press room.

Seats at the press table shall be vacated immediately after the visiting writer's report has been completed.

There will be a news media room for your use. There will be telephones and fax machines available for filing stories.

Policy for Photographers & VCR Users (See General Media Guide above)

This policy applies only to those photographers required to receive credentials from the News Media Chairman.

Each newspaper or college newspaper, if the college has a team in the tournament, is entitled to one (1) working photographer's pass.

Photographers and VCR users may take pictures or videos from the Arena playing floor only when wearing a photographers arm band. These arm bands are issued at the Tournament Director's desk for each session and are to be returned at the end of each session. Arm bands will be available to school photographers for those games in which the school has a participating team.

Except for permanently mounted strobe lights in the Sports Arena, no photographer shall use a flash or strobe light from the Arena floor or the bleacher section during the play of the game or the shooting of freethrows. A flash or strobe light may be used from the end of the Arena floor that is opposite the play of the game.

Colleges wishing to videotape their games may do so by paying the $25.00 fee in advance of the playing of the game. Colleges may videotape only games in which their team is participating. No videotaping shall be done in areas designated by the American Legion Basketball Committee.

Commercial photographers taking still shots of the game action and offering them for sale shall pay a fee of $25.00 for the right to do so.