Milwaukee City Conference Digital Credentials Policy
Milwaukee Recreation will grant digital media credentials to the following types of media and independent photographers:
- Full-time and part-time Milwaukee Public Schools/Milwaukee Recreation staff, as deemed appropriate for business duties by the Commissioner of Athletics & Academics
- Licensed media outlets (i.e. local television stations, newspapers, magazines, legitimate websites, etc., as determined by Milwaukee Recreation)
- Independent photographers/videographers hired and supervised by Milwaukee Recreation
- Independent photographers/videographers hired and supervised by schools for the purpose of high school athletics photography
- MPS student media (i.e. yearbook staff, newspaper staff)
Milwaukee Recreation will not grant digital media credentials to the following types of media and independent photographers:
- Independent photographers/videographers hired by participants/parents of participants for any program, event, activity, or sport
- Students with no affiliation to a student media publication
How to Obtain a Digital Media Credential
Independent photographers/videographers hired and supervised by schools
If you are interested in working with a school as a photographer or videographer, please contact that school’s athletic director for approval. If you are approved by that athletic director to take photos or video on the school’s behalf, the athletic director will submit your name to the MCC team.
Upon receiving your name, the MCC will send you a brief video and knowledge check for the policies for credentialed photographers at MCC competitions. Upon watching the video and completing and passing the knowledge check, the MCC will share a digital media credential with you.
MPS High School Student Media
If you are an MPS high school student who is capturing photos or video on behalf of a student media publication, please contact your school’s athletic director or publication advisor for approval. If you are approved by that athletic director or publication advisor to take photos or video on the publication’s behalf, the athletic director or advisor will submit your name to the MCC team.
Upon receiving your name, the MCC will send you a brief video and knowledge check for the policies for credentialed photographers at MCC competitions. Upon completing and passing the video and knowledge check, the MCC will share a digital media credential with you.
Review the rules, guidelines, and expectations for all photographers with a digital credential.
Note: Milwaukee Recreation administrators, game officials, or on-site event staff reserve the right to request that credentialed photographers move to a specific location based on the facility. Any photographers who refuse to follow those instructions will be asked to leave the premises. Milwaukee Recreation also reserves the right to revoke a credential for any photographer at any time.