Dragon Con Media Relations Opens in 9 Days! (Thursday, September 1) Please let us know before the convention if your plans to attend change.
Table of Contents
· Where/When do I Pick Up my Badge?
· Pub Crawl/New Reporter Walk Through
· The Reporter Area at the Parade
· Getting your podcast space now!
· Guest Interview Requests
· Request to interview the Dragon Con Representative
· What if I am an approved reporter but can’t attend Dragon Con 2016?
· What if I need to add an extra reporter onsite?
· So there is onsite registration for media at Dragon Con?
· Dragon Con TV Now Available as Streaming Subscription For Attendees
· Enter 2016 Coverage of Dragon Con
· Dragon Con On the Air 2016
· PRESS RELEASE Record Crowds Expected in Downtown Atlanta for Dragon Con 2016
· DCMR Podcast #7 for 2016: Reporters Awaken!
Where/When do I Pick Up my Badge?
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree Street NE,
Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30303
Tel: +1 404 577 1234 Fax: +1 404 588 4137
Once at the Hyatt Regency work your way to the lowest floor to the GREENBRIAR ROOM.
Registration Room Hours
Thursday 12pm – 10pm
Friday 9am – 8pm
Saturday 8am – 7pm
Sunday 10am – 6pm
Monday 10am – 2pm
Please click through to read more useful information to improve your reporting experience.
Pub Crawl/New Reporter Walk Through
The Media Relations Pub Crawl is DCMR tradition now in its Fourth Year! Don’t miss out on the chance for an insider view of Dragon Con while working with your
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Join the new reporters tour for Dragon Con 2016! This tour is provided to new Dragon Con reporters who are covering Dragon Con for your first or second time. We also open this to returning reporters who have not covered Dragon Con in several years.
The Reporter Area at the Parade
Reporters have a designated area at the Dragon Con Parade. It is located at the corner of Peachtree and Baker, between the Hyatt Regency and the Suntrust Building. We can accommodate about 45 reporters on a first come, first served basis. As time allows, reporters will be individually escorted up and down the parade route one block for insider photographs.
Considerations:
· The Parade starts at 10 AM September 3.
· Please bring water and wear a hat. The reporter’s area is in sunny location.
· Crossing Peachtree Street is difficult as the crowds gather. Make sure you are on the Hyatt side of Peachtree St early.
· We will open the reporters corral by 9:30AM.
For more parade information:
https://mediarelations.dragonco
Getting your podcast space now!
Dragon Con Media Relations provides some podcasting space for use by approved media. It must be reserved in advanced. There are still spaces available. Reserve yours now.
https://mediarelations.dragonco
Terms of Use
· Please arrive on time.
· You will have the table for 1 hour including set up and breakdown
· We will provide electricity, but cannot provide wifi
· If you are unable to make your time, please notify us at your earliest convenience. (mediarelations@dragoncon.org)
· You will be recording in a room that is used for Media Registration. There will be ambient noise, and DCMR will continue working while you are podcasting.
Guest Interview Requests
The period for requesting a guest interview is closed. All guest interview requests forms are closed.
Thank you to all the reporters who applied for interviews.
Request to interview the Dragon Con Representative
You have the opportunity to request an interview with the Dragon Con Spokesperson either on site or prior to the convention.
To request an email/text interview:
Send an email to mediarelations@dragoncon.org with the subject “INTERVIEW” and your outlet name. Include up to 10 questions about Dragon Con. We will try to turn around a response in 48 hours. Include a deadline if you have one.
To request an interview via telephone prior to the convention, or an interview in person at the convention, use this form:
· https://mediarelations.dragonco
What if I am an approved reporter but can’t attend Dragon Con 2016?
If you are an approved reporter for Dragon Con 2016, but can’t attend the convention this year, please contact us BEFORE the convention with an email that states that you are unable to attend. The easiest way for us to track your change of status is to include ‘UNABLE TO ATTEND” in your status line.
What if I need to add an extra reporter onsite?
· Onsite registration is provided for local ATL broadcast reporters, nationally prominent reporters who have been given late assignments, and regionally significant outlets
· Our registration desk has a list of approved local outlets that can add reporters onsite
· Fan-based media will not qualify for exceptions
So there is onsite registration for media at Dragon Con?
· Onsite registration is provided for local mass media and regionally/national significant media
· Fan-based web media with a medium or small following are not authorized for onsite registration
· Onsite registration would be appropriate for Gawker media, Crave media, CNN, etc
· Feel free to ask via email
· We have allocated a very small number of badges for onsite registration
Dragon Con TV Now Available as Streaming Subscription For Attendees
Beginning 8/16, Dragon Con members can purchase Dragon Con Streaming Membership for the low price of $10. The internet stream will be the same content provided to Dragon Con host hotels on DragonConTV (Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton and Westin), aside from a few panels in main programming. The hotel feed features
Reporters with approved media access can purchase Dragon Con Streaming Memberships for the low price of $10.00. These memberships can be purchased before the convention or at the convention.
Enter 2016 Coverage of Dragon Con
Dragon Con 2016 Media Coverage: Self-Reporting Form is now available.
This form allows reporters to provide specific details of coverage of Dragon Con 2016. These links will be shared on Dragon Con’s main web page as well as Dragon Con’s media Relations Page. Exceptional reporting will be shared on our social media. Thank you so much for covering Dragon Con 2016.
Read more: https://mediarelations.dragonco
Dragon Con On the Air 2016
2016 Podcast/Radio/TV Appearances & Press Articles
Read more: https://mediarelations.dragonco
PRESS RELEASE Record Crowds Expected in Downtown Atlanta for Dragon Con 2016
Cosplayers, Gamers and Pop Culture Fans Return for Annual Fantasy, Sci Fi & Gaming Convention
More than 400 Actors, Artists, Authors, and Creators Will Give Talks and Meet Fans.
ATLANTA – August 16, 2016 – More than 75,000 people are expected to pack downtown Atlanta over the Labor Day weekend as Dragon Con, the internationally known pop culture, sci fi, fantasy, and gaming convention, celebrates its 30th Anniversary.
Dragon Con fans will travel from every state in the nation and a few foreign countries to participate in the four-day convention, where they can meet their favorite actors, artists, authors, and creators, and talk about the stuff they love.
DCMR Podcast #7 for 2016: Reporters Awaken!
Welcome to the Seventh Dragon Con Media Relations Podcast of 2016!
This episode Dragon Con Media Relations Director Dan Carroll and Media Relations Assistant Director Lydia Watson talk to three veteran Dragon Con reporters with over 25 years of experience between them! Capping off the podcast is a brief discussion with Samm Douglas about interview related activity this year!
Read more: https://mediarelations.dragonco
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