Press Credentials
To ensure quality press coverage and representation on the Vancouver Gift Show exhibit floor, and to be eligible for press badges, media representatives must present required credentials from an approved media outlet, as outlined below. We reserve the right to refuse anyone a press badge, at any time and for any purpose.
Who qualifies for a press badge at the show?
Editors, television and radio producers, and print/broadcast reporters from approved media outlets will receive editorial press badges.
In order to qualify for a press badge, media representatives must present current press identification. This includes a business card (with individual's name and title and the name of an approved media outlet) AND one of the following:
- The mastpage from an approved media outlet with individual's name and title listed.
- A copy of or an Internet link to a current by-lined article published in an approved media outlet within the past six months.
Freelance writers and photographers must present a letter of assignment from an approved publication to be granted a press badge. Freelance writers or columnists not on an assignment must provide a copy of an industry-relevant by-lined article, published within the past six months in an approved media outlet.
Electronic media representatives, including editors of websites, must present proof of an existing site with relevant editorial content and proof of circulation.
Who does NOT qualify for a press badge at the show?
Public relations representatives; marketing, creative services, circulation and other employees of magazines, newspapers and television stations; writers and publishers of personal or corporate newsletters; and family members of legitimate media are not eligible for press badges. Book authors eligibility will be determined on case-by-case basis.
