Media at Nationals

[Swan217]

I know media attention is great, because it's always good to let other people know about FIRST, but did anyone else think that the media was being somewhat, I don't know, INTRUSIVE to Nationals this year?

Was anyone else a bit peeved when this camera lady (apperently Dean's stalker) poked her head out through the curtain over Dean's shoulder during closing ceremonies ON CAMERA???
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...gle&picid=7926
I admit it was amusing, but wasn't it also in bad taste and distracting to the audience?

Were all of the cameras that were allowed on the field interfering with driving the robot/human player scoring? Because it was distracting for some referees (me, for example) who kept bumping into the camera crew while watching the matches. In fact, a few times robots missed cameramen by inches because they weren't paying attention. I could even understand one person taking pictures, but isn't the entire camera crew a bit excessive?

Yes I know that some teams were having documentaries done about their team, but there has to be a less "In-Your-Face" way of broadcasting that they can use.

My point is: shouldn't there be a better way for the media to cover FIRST events? Do they REALLY need to be down on the field for matches? Does anyone else think that there should be SOME restrictions on where the press can go and when they can be there?

I'd like to hear other people's thoughts on this. I know it's not a big problem, but I was just wondering.