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This update covers a number of topics and I will try to be as brief as possible.
- Contacting Dragon Con Media Relations
- Request an Interview with a Dragon Con Director
- Dragon Con Media Relations Podcast #2015-1: New Media Relations Registration Manager, Jessica Parker
- Picking up your badge at Dragon Con
- Some Media Changes
- Reporter Tours
- Our latest press releases
- Comedy, Ad Hominem Attacks, And Media Access
The best way to contact us is with an email that has your media outlet and your name as the subject. We are a volunteer organization and can not take phone calls during the day. We respond to 97% of our email within 4 hours if the email comes in between 6 AM and 10 PM.
Twitter and Facebook would not be the fastest. Phone calls are taken in the evening and weekends.
Request an onsite Interview W/Media Relations Representative
Dragon Con is excited about 2015 and we have media relations representatives and other directors willing to share that excitement with you. If you are interesting in being part of this interview process, please complete this form.
https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/request-interview-with-dragon-con-director/
Get your requests in early! We will try to accommodate all of these.
Dragon Con Media Relations Podcast #2015-1: Meet the New Registration Manager
This episode Dragon Con Media Relations Director Dan Carroll welcomes new Dragon Con Media Relations Registration Manager, Jessica Parker. Join Dan and Jessica as they discuss:
- The scope of Dragon Con Media Relations overall
- Applying for Dragon Con Media Access
- Changes for 2015 including limits on media access, no ribbons on badges, and expanded support for Dragon Con media
- Audit control on reporters
- Contacting
- Introducing interviews
- Updates
Podcast One: Registration (File: DCMR_podcast2015_v1.mp3)
Picking up your badge at Dragon Con
If you are getting this email, your badge will be waiting for you at the the Dragon Con Media Registration/Media Relations Room in the Hyatt Regency. This is the GREENBRIAR room, located on the motor lobby level. To find this room, follow the central escalators in the Hyatt to the bottom level of the hotel, and turn left. Our room will be clearly marked with signs.
- Please note that if you are arriving on Saturday morning you will have to negotiate the parade, which includes 3200 marchers and 85,000 spectators. We recommend that if you are arriving Saturday morning you come before 9:30 AM, or wait until after noon.
- Please remember also that during the weekend the Hyatt will have a badge check in effect. Please ask security to ask for an escort from Media Relations in the GREENBRIAR room to gain access to the hotel.
You will need your photo ID. It is unlikely we can either substitute or add reporters for your organization on site. Please call ahead or email for any last minute changes.
Media Relations Office Hours for 2015 have changed also:
Sept 3 Thursday 2PM-10PM
Sept 4 Friday 9AM-9PM
Sept 5 Saturday 9AM-6PM
Sept 6 Sunday 9AM-5PM
Sept 7 Monday 9AM-3PM
Some Media Relations Changes for 2015
There will not be sweeping changes in Media Relations for 2015, but we constantly try to improve. Some things to look forward to this year:
- A greater opportunity to interview literary and comic book guests!
- Dragon Con will not be using ribbons to indicate members of the media. Your badge will be a media badge. (Remember lost media badges are not replaced,)
- A hard limit on the total number of media provided with Media Access.
- Expanded media support at some events.
What is this about a pub crawl?
We will again have a pub crawl on Sept 2, the Wednesday before Dragon Con. Details are being worked out, but we will meet around 7:00 PM and we will tour portions of Dragon Con, while enjoying adult beverages. Reporters will be able to mingle with Dragon Con Directors and other reporters while Deena Roth, Media Relations Volunteer serves as your tour guide. Last year turned into a blast, so we are bringing this event back for the third year. This is open to all reporters, friends, colleagues, and Dragon Con directors and volunteers are also invited.
Is there a new reporter walk though? Yes!
First and Second Year reporters at Dragon Con will be allowed to register for a more formal walk trough of Dragon Con. Sign up will be available soon.
This doesn’t have to be your first year to participate, but if you are a veteran, we ask that you ask Dan Carroll for clearance to join the tour. We want to answer a lot of questions for new reporters.
DRAGON CON ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL 2015 LITERARY AND ARTIST GUESTS OF HONOR
Author Peter F. Hamiton and Artist Ciruelo Cabral to Be Recognized at Awards Banquet
ATLANTA – June 24, 2015 – Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy and sci-fi convention, has selected British science fiction author Peter F. Hamilton and Argentina-born fantasy artist Ciruelo as its Literary and Artist Guests of Honor.
I hate to include this, but recently a concern has been brought to my attention and this policy has to be repeated.
While we support your first amendment rights, we do not provide media access and complimentary badges to reporters whose work included attacks against Dragon Con or Dragon Con guests, members, volunteers, vendors, or senior staff.
- Dragon Con Media Access is provided to reporters to share the joy that is Dragon Con. We reserve the right to decline or REVOKE media access for individuals who are conducting abusive comedy or who are actively editorializing against Dragon Con, including ad hominem attacks.
- The best example of abusive comedy is a comedian who posed as a reporter and hit the people he interviewed in the face with his microphone.
- We have lately noticed some tweet that included ad hominem attacks against volunteers, directors, and vendors. We appreciate all of you, but if you are using your reporting and social media to disparage Dragon Con we will exercise our right to revoke Media Access for you and your outlet.
