The NFL is requiring media members to disclose their race when they submit applications for credentials to cover Super Bowl 52.
According to the Washington Post's Jacob Bogage, reporters "for years have been asked to provide either a Social Security number or passport number and a photo for security checks for the game but have not been asked to specify their race, a field that is mandatory in the online press pass application form."
Changes were reportedly implemented because the FBI has been enlisted by the NFL to check all credentialed media members.