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Department Policy Number:
A-14 |
Policy Owner:
Anthony Artrip, Director
Department of Security (R-15)
Dominion Parking Garage, Suite 145
anthonyartrip@miami.edu
Office: (305) 243-6280 (8)
Fax:
(305) 243-8189 |
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Date Written:
6/5/95 |
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Dates Revised:
1/27/99, 11/16/04 |
Medical Campus Media Access
Policy
Purpose
To establish guidelines
governing media access to Medical School facilities.
Policy
The news media and others wishing to
photograph or otherwise cover the University of Miami School of
Medicine must do so under the supervision of a Public Relations
representative.
Procedure
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Photography of building exteriors and
surrounding public areas is permitted. Working media have been
advised to notify the Office of Public Relations regarding the
nature of their stories, etc.
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Television, film, and photography
location shooting (for commercial interests, but not for
breaking news) must be cleared with the Office of Public
Relations at least 5 days in advance.
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Members of the public may
only photograph
exterior of buildings and grounds for their own private use.
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Photography and interviews of people
outside of buildings may be conducted with the permission of
those being interviewed or photographed. If a person being
photographed requests privacy or declines to be interviewed,
that request should be honored.
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"Wandering" news media,
should be escorted to the public relations office of the
appropriate facility (see below). If media refuses to
cooperation, please contact security or public relations
immediately.
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Photography and interviews by news
media INSIDE University of Miami School of Medicine buildings
should be conducted with clearance from the Office of Public
Relations.
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All news media wishing admittance to a
University building will identify themselves to Security
personnel stationed at the building's entrance and will wait
until Office of Public Relations personnel appear at the scene
or give verbal clearance for the reporters/photographers to
proceed to their destination.
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The Office of Public Relations will
inform Security of prior clearance when the media has given
them advance notice.
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Patients may be photographed only after
a University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital patient
consent form is completed and signed by the patient or
guardian. Patient consent forms are to be kept in the
patient's records and a copy should be kept on file in the
Office of Medical Public Relations.
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Working media may be escorted by staff
members from the Office of Public Relations, Office of Medical
Development, Bascom Palmer Development Office, Miami
Project Development Office, Office of University Advancement,
or Jackson Memorial Hospital's Office of Public Relations.
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Access to Jackson Memorial Hospital
facilities must be cleared through Jackson Public Relations
(305) 585-7212 or Jackson Security (305) 585-6111.
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Access to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
facilities must be cleared through the Bascom Palmer Office of
Development and Public Relations (305) 326-6190.
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Office of Medical Public Relations,
University of Miami, may be reached at (305) 243-6878.
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