Partnerships
Rising Stadium Stories considers collaborations that serve readers interested in sporting grounds, shared rituals and stadium culture. Proposals are sent through the Contact page and reviewed separately from editorial decisions.
Possible collaborations
We consider relevant standing partner placements and clearly bounded collaborations connected to venues, sport, design, public culture or reading experiences. A proposal should explain the intended audience, format, duration and what the partner is asking the publication to provide.
Clear labelling
Partner placements and sponsored material are labelled plainly so readers can identify the commercial relationship. Labels appear with the material, not only in a separate policy. We do not present paid material as independent editorial coverage.
Editorial boundaries
Partnerships do not buy favourable editorial treatment or control over unrelated coverage. We may decline proposals that do not fit the subject or would make the publication's independence unclear. To enquire, select the partnership option on the Contact page.
A ground is part of the story
The match matters, but so do the people moving through the gates, the shape of the place and the rituals gathered around it. We look closely at those details without assuming every ground or crowd is the