2010 MEDIA POLICIES The New England Revolution is pleased to assist you in your coverage of the MEDIA PARKING team. As an organization, Kraft Sports Group - the New England Patriots and New For the majority of the season, all media are to park in Lot 6 for both training and England Revolution - has specific media policies of which you should be aware as you games unless otherwise directed. To enter the stadium, please use the North Entrance prepare to cover the team. (P1) off Rt. 1 and stop at the security gatehouse at the entrance to Gillette Stadium. You will be directed to Lot 6, or the in-use lot, from there. PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT All media who have been issued credentials - season, day-of-game or training - PLAYER AND STAFF INTERVIEWS are expected to follow the guidelines set forth in this document, as well as the instruc- All interviews for Revolution players, coaches, executives and staff must be tions of the Revolution staff, stadium employees and security, or risk limitation of coordinated through the Communications office. access or revocation of credentials. Training: Unless weather conditions preclude it, all player and staff interviews will Media access issued with the purpose of providing access to interviews and writ- be conducted on the practice fields at the conclusion of the training session. All inter- ten, audio and visual accounts of the team, as appropriate. No member of the media view requests will be collected by members of the Communications staff during the should use this access for autographs, personal photographs or commercial requests. training session. Generally, head coach Steve Nicol will be available first, followed by the players after they have completed their cool down. MEDIA SERVICES Any interview requests that will require additional time with a player or coach Press Releases: Requests to be added to the Revolution's media distribution should be made well in advance so that we can make the appropriate arrangements. should be emailed to [email protected]. Please contact a member of the Revolution Communications staff to facilitate all inter- Media Guides: A limited number of digital and printed media guides will be made view requests. available to regular and national media in 2010. A full PDF version of the media guide Gamedays: The Revs’ locker room is open for 60 minutes beginning two hours will be available on revolutionsoccer.net, and all statistical and biographical information before kickoff. All media will be asked to clear the locker room 60 minutes before kick- will also be continually updated on revolutionsoccer.net. off. This is both at home and on the road. Visiting teams at Gillette Stadium may have Official Web Site: revolutionsoccer.net is the official web site of the New England different pregame policies, but must also allow pregame access in some manner. Revolution. All content posted on the site by the team may be republished in its entirety Following the final whistle of the game, teams will be afforded a 10-minute cooling by media outlets, with credit cited as "New England Revolution." Note that user-gener- off period in their locker rooms. Following that time, Steve Nicol will conduct a press ated content, including user comments, photos and videos, MAY NOT be republished conference in the production studio, and the team’s locker room will be opened to the without explicit permission. media. (Please note that the Revs’ locker room will not be opened before the press Video: Media are welcome to embed videos that appear on revolutionsoccer.net. conference begins.) Visiting teams may have different postgame policies so media is B-roll & Interviews: With sufficient notice, the Revolution Communications staff will advised to check with visiting team PR officials for their protocols. usually be able to provide footage and interviews by request. To request b-roll or pre- taped interviews, please e-mail [email protected] to inquire about availability. STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS Twitter: twitter.com/NERevolution (username: @nerevolution) is the official Twitter Training: Still photographers will be allowed to shoot each practice in its entirety. page of the New England Revolution and features breaking news and new content All photographers are to remain off the playing field and should stay behind the side- posted to revolutionsoccer.net. Media are welcome to re-tweet Revolution content, line markings of the field. If you are in need of a specific shot or angle that is not includ- including play-by-play accounts, using the "RT @nerevolution" or "via @nerevolution" ed in this area, please see a member of the Communications staff for assistance. tags. There will be times during practice that the team will practice set pieces, corner Head shots & Action Photos: The New England Revolution maintains updated kicks and specific team formations. The team requests that these portions of training headshots on all members of the active roster, including coaches and staff, and has a not be photographed and not be reported on. Thank you in advance for your under- growing archive that includes players from within the last five seasons and most higher- standing and cooperation. profile players from the team's history. The team also has a growing archive of action Gamedays: All still photographers must wear the photo bib that was issued to shots of the same groups of personnel, which is available for use by members of the them at media will call. Failure to wear the bib while out on the field could result in dis- media with proper photo credit. missal from the stadium. Photographers should set up in the Media Work Room, located at the north end of MEDIA ATTENDING TRAINING SESSIONS the stadium service tunnel. A light meal and beverages will be provided in this room In general, training sessions throughout the season are open to the media. In your before the game. During Patriots Training Camp (late July- mid-August), all photogra- coverage of daily sessions, we ask for your cooperation in observing the following prac- phers must set up in the Blue Level Press Box and no photographers will be allowed in tice policies: the Media Work Room. 1. Please do not report on match strategy deployed at training. This includes describing specific formations, personnel groupings, set pieces GAMEDAY PHOTOGRAPHER REGULATIONS and combinations. Only photographers who are shooting for an accredited media outlet or wire serv- 2. Please do not quote, paraphrase or report the comments made by ice will be credentialled for games. Freelance photographers will not be credentialled. coaches, staff or players during a training session. Photographers will be escorted to midfield prior to the game in order to shoot starting lineups and team photos. At the conclusion of those opportunities, all photographers GENERAL SECURITY POLICIES must adhere to the following MLS-issued photographer guidelines: Because of security procedures in place at Gillette Stadium, any member of the 1. General photographers are allowed to shoot the game from the endline media who wishes to attend a training session at the stadium's practice fields or on the only. main stadium field must inform the Revolution Communications staff before the close of 2. No photographer is allowed to shoot directly behind the goal, and business the day before you wish to come. We cannot guarantee admittance to the sta- must be off to either side of the goal stanchions. dium grounds if we are not aware that you are planning to come to training. 3. Photographers must remain at one end of the field for the duration of the half, and are only allowed to switch ends at halftime. CHECKING IN AT GILLETTE STADIUM 4. No one with a photo credential is allowed in the technical (bench) area All members of the media who attend any Revolution training session at Gillette at any time, including warm-ups. Stadium must check in at Security Command, located at the south end of the stadium (through the doors under the red awning). All members of the media who have RSVPd TV PHOTOGRAPHERS with the Revs Communications staff will be on a list at the check-in window. Please TV cameras will be allowed to shoot training in its entirety, however, there will be have proper forms of ID available, which can include MLS season credentials. instances - such as set pieces, corner kicks and penalty kicks - where a member of the Revolution Communications staff will ask all TV photographers to stop shooting for a GAMEDAY CREDENTIALS brief time period. Media members who are not issued season credentials must apply for gameday At games, local ENG and news crews will be allowed to shoot the first 15 minutes credentials to the Revolution Communications staff no later than two business days of each half. At the 15:00 and 60:00 marks of the game, all video cameras must be INFORMATION before the match (5 p.m. on Thursdays for Saturday and Sunday matches, 5 p.m. on turned off. Mondays for Wednesday matches). All requests will be reviewed and media will be noti- MEDIA fied if they have been approved for credentials no later than 24 hours before kickoff. FILING AT THE STADIUM ON NON-GAMEDAYS If you need to work and file from Gillette Stadium on a non-gameday, please inform a MEDIA WILL CALL member of the Communications staff in advance of your arrival so the appropriate Media Will Call is located at the south end of the stadium at Security Command arrangements can be made. We cannot guarantee available space if we do not know (through the doors under the red awning). This is for press and photo credentials ahead of time. only. All game tickets will be left at the ticket office in the north end zone (Patriot Place Gate).