Guidelines for the Media

News Media Access To Montclair State Property

Montclair State University welcomes news media to campus just as the public is welcome to the campus. But neither the public nor reporters have a right to indiscriminate access to Montclair State buildings or other facilities. It is our policy to be as helpful as possible to news media seeking access to facilities while upholding the university's mission of teaching and research and maintaining the reasonable privacy expectation of students and others.

Procedures

Because television equipment may interfere with traffic or university activities, television crews must seek permission from the Office University Communications to set up to videotape or broadcast live from campus, and they must park in designated areas. Such permission generally will be granted for exterior work as long as it does not interfere with university operations.

In general, representatives of the news media not using cameras do not need permission to enter the campus or to take exterior still photographs for news purposes. However, access may be denied or limited, and pool cameras or reporting may be required, during an emergency or in situations when Montclair State determines that unrestricted media access may become inappropriately disruptive. Its goal will be for students, faculty and other members of the Montclair State community to carry out their activities with a reasonable expectation of privacy and normality while remaining free to speak openly with the media if they choose to do so.

News media representatives must seek permission from the Office of University Communications if they want to enter classrooms, laboratories or similar facilities for the purpose of reportage. Such permission generally will be granted as long as the reporting activities do not disrupt university activities; interfere with the privacy of students, faculty or staff; or jeopardize the safety of university personnel, visitors or facilities. Residence halls are closed to news media except in rare cases with special advance arrangement.

All commercial, non-news photography or videotaping must be approved in advance by the Director of University Communications.

TV/Video Facilities

Montclair State has a state of the art digital television studio facility which may be rented for commercial use. To schedule studio time for a live broadcast interview (or feed of B-roll footage), contact: Jeff Friedman, Director of Dumont Television Center, 973-655-7233, or visit montclair.edu/Arts/broadcasting/facilities/.