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ABA media credentials are available to reporters, editors working as reporters, producers, camera operators and still photographers who present their official government-issued press credentials. Exceptions must be approved by the Director of the ABA Division for Media Relations and Communication Services, or their designee.
ABA members who claim reporter status, rather than registering as association members, will be held to these same standards for approval, and if approved will receive only the same access as other members of the media.
In the event that there is limited space for media at a program or event, the ABA reserves the right to limit the number of representatives of each media outlet attending the event. Media representatives who violate guidelines for coverage of an ABA event, whether written or oral, may have their credentials withdrawn.
ABA credentials are not available to staff of media advertising, marketing, public relations or management departments or firms.
For additional information, send an e-mail message, including the title and date of the ABA event you are interested in attending, to the ABA Division for Media Relations and Communication Services at abanews@abanet.org.
ABA Media Relations Policy on Press Credentials for Bloggers, et al.
“Citizen-journalists,” such as bloggers, who lack formal press credentials, must authenticate their status by providing links to their blogs or media outlets. Applications for ABA media credentials should be made by the method specified on the ABA Media Relations website for the desired event. Media credentials will be granted at the discretion of the Director of Media Relations, generally based on the following criteria.
1) Those who have been credentialed for similar ABA events in the previous two years will be considered for credentials.
2) Those who can demonstrate having written about the ABA or related legal issues in the previous year will be considered for credentials.
3) Where the first two conditions cannot be met, a provisional one-time credential may be provided.
For ABA TECHSHOW Only: Because of the unique nature of this event, bloggers or other citizen-journalists must represent well-established, law-related or legal technology-related outlets as determined by ABA Media Relations staff. All ABA TECHSHOW media credentials must be requested at least three days in advance as described above. The deadline will be posted on the Media Relations and ABA TECHSHOW Web sites and noted in media advisories.
There will be no CLE credit available to anyone admitted to ABA TECHSHOW with media credentials; all special events such as meal functions will be at their own expense.
