R671-302-8. Reserved Media Seating

(a) If five or fewer requests for media seating are received prior to the deadline, all requests will be approved. If more than five requests for media seating are received, the Board's designee will allocate the seating based on a pool arrangement. Each media category will select its own representative(s). If no agreement can be reached regarding pool representative(s), the Board's designee will make the determination and assignment. Any person wishing to be a pool representative must agree in advance to fully cooperate with all pool arrangements.

(b) One seat will be allocated to each of the following media categories:

1. Local daily newspapers with statewide circulation;

2. Major wire services with local bureaus;

3. Local television stations with regularly scheduled daily newscasts;

4. Local radio stations with regularly scheduled daily newscasts;

5. Web-based media.

6. If the requests submitted do not fill all of the above categories, a seat will be allocated to a representative of a major wire service with no local bureau or a national publication (in that order).

7. If seats remain unfilled, one additional seat will be allocated to the categories in the above order until all seats are filled. No news agency will have more than one individual assigned to reserved media seating unless all other requests have been satisfied.