If you are interested in covering San Japan, we now have several requirements in order to receive complimentary press passes for San Japan. You, or the organization that you represent, must fulfill the listed requirements depending on the media that you represent in order to be accepted for press credentials & exclusive coverage. These rules have been put in place to ensure that press passes are issued to people who have the full intention to beneficially help spread the word about San Japan.
All podcast & YouTube video channels must have verifiable proof of their subscriber count. We will not simply “take your word”. It must show to be very active and constantly updated (must be updated weekly, no last updates less than 30 days). We do verify all press requests to see that they match our requirements & credentials.
PRESS PASS RULES & REQUIREMENTS:
Press – Print Media:
- Must be a Local, Regional or Nationally-Recognized print media outlet.
- Review must be posted within 7 days (newspaper) or 30 days (magazine) after the ending of the convention.
Website / Blog / Video:
- Must be its own domain and own web host.
- Must be visibly active and constantly up-to-date with a professional layout.
- Must show a visibly active community.
- All video must properly credit San Japan and post in the title screen or credits to www.san-japan.org
- Reviews must be posted within 15-30 days of the convention, preferably under 10 days.
Podcast:
- Must have a listener subscriber count of at least 1000.
- Must do a podcast prior or during the convention with the topic being about San Japan for a majority of the podcast and a post-review podcast within 30 days of the convention, preferably under 15 days.
Professional Photographer:
- Must show proof of professional photographer credentials and link to portfolio. Previous example work at similar events is required.
- Must be on-site for at least 5 hours per day for Friday & Saturday, preferably all 3 days of the convention.
- Allow San Japan to reproduce all photos for future promotion material.
- Must submit photos within 2 months to the convention or link to download the pictures, preferably 30 days.
- Must submit at least 300-500 photos of a variety of events from throughout the convention.
We will no longer will issue press passes to the following:
- YouTube-only channels with less than 2000 subscribers.
- Review websites or domains that direct to a Blogger or other sub-domain website (I.E. webs.com, etc).
- Personal review sites or personal blogs.
- Press credentials that is outside of the Texas region or isn’t nationally recognized.
- Podcasts with low subscriber count of under 1000.
- Paid Flickr or Shutterfly Accounts.
- Non-Professional/Non-Experienced Photographers who do not have verifiable credentials and/or professional portfolios.
- College/High School Students fulfilling a requirement for a course/personal projects; Journalism & Film Studies.
Any person who doesn’t meet the above requirements will be denied press credentials. These rules will be retro-active for prior San Japan conventions. Exceptions will be given on case-by-case basis but only if the entity has been a major benefit from prior conventions or will be for the current convention with a valid case. If you believe you meet the listed requirements then send an e-mail to press@san-japan.org or fill out the form below to inquire on passes.
If you want to make an inquiry, you can ask here.
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