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Press and Media Accreditation Procedure
Please read the schedule information before sending your accreditation application.
Who can submit press credentials?
Only editorial staff, print journalists, agency photographers, TV and radio crews may be accredited. All others, such as management, marketing or advertising executives of newspapers/magazines, researchers, etc. cannot be granted press credentials.
CERN accredits those whose principal activity or working experience for the last 12 months has been one of the following and who meet the requirements described below:
- journalists of newspapers/magazines available to the general public, published at least 6 times a year and which generally carry paid advertising;
- on-line reporters* and freelance journalists;
- broadcast journalists and their technical support personnel (sound engineers, camera crew, etc.);
- independent television crews officially mandated by a broadcast station;
- UN Press Corps (with a valid copy of UN press card).
Please note that priority will be given to news media.
*On-line reporters will be accepted from publications that meet these criteria:
- material is original, news-oriented and copyrighted by the publication;
- contents are refreshed regularly and entirely at least every two months;
- the publication is provided free-of-charge or at a cost that is commensurate with what readers might pay at a newsstand;
- content must be written by a number of authors.
Applying for media accreditation
Journalists are requested to complete the entire Accreditation Form individually and return it with a copy of their passport/ID and any of the following documents:
- letter of accreditation from the Editor-in-Chief (or the News Editor for radio/TV);
- a photocopy of their national/international press card valid through 2009-2010;
- a recent copy of the page of the publication (list of credits for TV/radio) which provides the names of regular editorial staff and contributors and which lists the journalist seeking accreditation.
Accompanying staff (sound engineers, cameramen, support staff, etc.) should also complete a form and return it with a letter of accreditation from the Editor-in-Chief (or News Editor for radio/TV).
Pre-event accreditation
It is essential that you register prior to the event in order to receive the badge or gain entry to the premises.
Deadline for requesting accreditation is 23 October 2009. After this date we will maintain regular contact with accredited media.