How to Get a Press Pass

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Research the event beforehand.. Prepare your credentials.. Make contact with the press office.

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1

Research the event beforehand.

Step 1

Research the event beforehand.

2

Prepare your credentials.

Step 2

Prepare your credentials.

3

Make contact with the press office.

Step 3

Make contact with the press office.

4

Be persistent in getting a press pass.

Step 4

Be persistent in getting a press pass.

5

Get the badge and keep it.

Step 5

Get the badge and keep it.

6

Join a journalist union.

Step 6

Join a journalist union.

7

Make sure you need a government press pass.

Step 7

Make sure you need a government press pass.

8

File for a government press pass.

Step 8

File for a government press pass.

9

Apply for a pass for freelancers.

Step 9

Apply for a pass for freelancers.

10

Get the pass from your news agency.

Step 10

Get the pass from your news agency.

11

Understand homemade press identification cards.

Step 11

Understand homemade press identification cards.

12

Get the supplies.

Step 12

Get the supplies.

13

Create the ID on the computer.

Step 13

Create the ID on the computer.

14

Print off the ID.

Step 14

Print off the ID.

15

Assemble your lanyard.

Step 15

Assemble your lanyard.

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