PRESS CONFERENCE:

                         TOPIC: "REMOVE WALNUT CREEK 5G TOWER"

                                           Event Press Guidelines

                                                    TWO STEPS:

1: PLEASE Push Red Button "Sign This Petition" at bottom of screen and fill in your name and contact data for our excel sheet record that this online template will generate.

2: PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE PRINT VERSION, of the form below, and Fill it in, scan or snapshot and email to: remove5g@gmail.com no later than noon on Tues Feb 22, 2022.

* NOTE: DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE for Feb 22, 2022 Tues 5 pm

                                       FORM TO PRINT, & EMAIL:
Please be sure to read this entire page carefully before submitting your application for consideration.

A MEDIA BADGE will be issued by email to: Executive Director, Anchor person, Camera, Sound Crew.
It allows you into the media area of the event, if your application is approved, but does not guarantee you a seat,  nor does it allow access to restricted areas.

All Media Badge applicants must currently be employed or on assignment by the
outlets they are representing.

In general, press applicants fall into one of five categories:

1. Print/ News Paper or Government Agency or Advocate Group,
2. Online,
3. Freelance,
4. Broadcast,
5. Podcast/blog.

Any person requesting a media badge should fill out the Media Badge Request
Form. In the form, you will be required to provide information and answer a few
questions about your media outlet. You will also be required to send in a scanned copy ofyour official media credentials from your outlet OR provide additional verification materials to obtain a media badge. Completed applications and a copy of media credentials or verification materials should be emailed to remove5gtower@gmail.com .
Once your application is verified and approved,we will arrange for the Media Pass to be picked up on-site at sign in table.

                        Important Guidelines to Consider When Applying:

• There will be limited onsite registration for press from recognized News Media TV outlets in TULSA OK from 4:30-4:45 PM Tues Feb 22,  only if first texted in request and accepted, to phone #774-212-0834 by noon that day.
• Each press applicant must provide his or her own application and media credential or verification materials from your outlet.
• Multiple applicants must apply on their own and send them all under one email.
• Tumblr accounts, social media sites, and community forums will NOT be
considered for media badges.
• Any person who is the “official photographer” for a unit does need a Media Badge. 

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IF YOU HAVE AN OFFICIAL MEDIA CREDENTIAL FROM YOUR OUTLET YOU
DO NOT NEED TO READ THIS PAGE. PLEASE CONTINUE ON TO THE MEDIA
BADGE REQUEST FORM ON PAGE 3.

                             Verification Materials Requirements

If you are applying for a Media Badge and do not have official media credentials
from your outlet you will be asked to provide additional verification materials.

Please find below what category your media outlet falls under and follow the requirements that you will need to have attached to your Media Badge Request Form.

PRINT PRESS (Periodicals, Newspapers, Weeklies & Magazines): If you are applying as print or journalist or blogger, you are required to email the following:

• At least THREE industry related by-lined (credits your name) articles or photos
published within the last 6 months. Please email actual periodicals, newspapers, weeklies and/or magazines with your name highlighted.
OR
• A signed assignment letter (on company letterhead) or email from the editor stating your assignment and request to cover a  Tulsa or regional or state event.

ONLINE PRESS or FREELANCE JOURNALIST/PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER (Print & Online):

If you are applying as online press or a freelance journalist/photographer/videographer, you are required to email the following:

• At least THREE industry related by-lined (credits your name) articles, photos and/or videos published within the last 6 months. Please email or mail the links of the entire articles, photos, and/or videos with your name highlighted.
OR
• A signed assignment letter (on company letterhead) or email from the editor stating your assignment and request to cover a  Tulsa or Regional or State event on their behalf.

BROADCAST PRESS (Radio & Television): If you are applying as broadcast press staff you are required to submit the following:

• A signed assignment letter (on company letterhead) or email from the station’s editor stating your assignment and request to cover a Tulsa, Regional, State or local event on their behalf.

PODCAST or BLOG: If you are applying with a podcast or blog, you must be currently established and continuously contributing to the outlet you are representing and you are required to submit the following:

• At least THREE podcasts or blog entries from an established outlet within the last 6 months. Please email or mail the links of the podcast /blog entry crediting your name
OR
• A link to the outlet’s list of archives showing activity from the last 18 months along
with a link to your own contributions. We consider the frequency and consistency of your site’s updates along with the frequency of your own contributions. 

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                                     Media Badge Request Form

[  ] I am applying as an individual. [  ] I am applying with other members from an Outlet.
Media Outlet:_________________________________ Name:___________________________
Title:__________________________Email:__________________@_____________._______
Phone:________________________Media  Cell Phone # _____________ Webpage:_________________________ ._________
Outlet NAME _________________.           Dept _____________ Position:_________

Address:_________________________________________________________________
City:______________________State_____________Postal Zip Code:_______________
Editor__________________________ Email_______________@___________._______
Editor Phone:____________________ (times of day available) ______am _____pm
Any affiliation to competing groups? Who?___________________________________________
In the boxes below, please place an X next to the area that best describes your outlet.
[__] Print [__] Online [__] News [__] Broadcast [__] Freelance [__] Podcast/Blog
If other, please specify:___________________________________________________________
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Where and when can we expect to see your coverage published? Hard copy? TV Broadcast? Facebook Page? WebPage? Other: _____ Please send us a copy at remove5gtower@gmail.com.  Thank you. ______________________________________________________________________________
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