Advance registration so there's no need to wing it.
Working media must register in advance, by April 21, for the 2009 festival. A media application form is available to download by clicking here. There is no walk-up, day of registration.
Click on the links below for answers to your media-related questions.
- Media Accreditation Disclosure
- Media Registration Deadline
- Media Accreditation Requirements
- Non-Eligible Individuals
- Registration
- News Media Contact
- Media Check-In
- Media Kits
- Media Access
- Panel Session Admission & Seating
- Media Parking
- Author Interviews
- Remote Broadcasts
- Filming & Photography
Media Accreditation Disclosure
- Media credentials are reserved for working editorial staff of print, broadcast and online news media.
- Previous accreditation does not guarantee the issuance of media credentials for any future Los Angeles Times special event.
- Requests for media credentials may be declined if the minimum accreditation requirements are not satisfied.
- Credentials are non-transferable and revocable. They may not be altered.
- Credentials will be issued only at the Los Angeles Times in the Spring Street lobby during the 2 days prior to the event.
- Acceptable forms of photo identification (see below) must be presented during check-in. No media credential will be issued without it.
- Attempted use of expired Los Angeles Times Festival of Books media credentials will result in their confiscation. Replacement credentials will not be issued.
- The number of media credentials issued per individual news organizations may be limited, depending on the number of requests received for accreditation.
Media Registration Deadline
Media registration forms must be submitted by the close of business April 23, 2001. There will be no walk-up media registration.
Media Accreditation Requirements
Previous accreditation does not guarantee the issuance of media credentials for any future Los Angeles Times special event.
Newspapers, wire services and business or trade publications
Business card with company logo and editorial title from an established, recognized
news organization AND either a current masthead that includes the holder's
name and title OR two bylined articles published within the last six months.
Acceptable photo identification must be presented at the on-site Media Check-in
desk.
Television/radio reporters, producers and crews
Business card with official station/outlet logo and title that represents
one of these positions. Acceptable photo identification must be presented.
Newsletters/association publications
Reporters from newsletters and association publications must provide
both a business card with the editorial title AND either two samples
of bylined articles published within the last six months OR a current
masthead including holder's name and title. Acceptable photo identification
must be presented.
Contributing editors/reporters
Contributing journalists must present a current, original letter
of assignment. Acceptable photo identification must be presented.
Freelance writers/reporters/authors
All freelancers must be on assignment. Freelancers must present a
current, original letter of assignment or copy of contract from publisher
or news organization AND two samples of bylined articles published within
the last six months. Those who are not currently under contract are not
eligible for media credentials. Acceptable photo identification must
be presented.
Online publications/online news services
Reporters and editors from online publications and online news services
must provide a business card AND two bylined articles (printed copy)
with name/title appearing in an editorial capacity. The Web site URL
must be provided and must contain relevant editorial content. Personal
Web sites are not acceptable. Acceptable photo identification must be
presented.
Photographers
All photographers must be on assignment. Photographers must present
a current, original letter of assignment or a copy of their contract
with a publisher or news organization. Photographers not currently under
contract are not eligible for media credentials. Acceptable photo identification
must be presented.
University/college media
University/college publication reporters must provide at least two bylined
articles published within the last six months and an original letter of assignment.
Credentials will be limited to two per university news organization. Student
reporters must show a valid student identification card.
University journalism students
Students must present an original letter of assignment from their
journalism professor certifying they are covering the festival as part
of an official class assignment. Students must present a valid student
identification card.
Letters of Assignment
Requirements:
- Submitted on official letterhead (company or university name and logo, phone, address)
- Description of the news organization (as appropriate), including Web site address.
- Authorizing signature by the publisher or editor, or news director or assignment editor
- Required contact information:
- Reporters: Assigning editor name, title/position, telephone, fax, email, mailing address, after- hours pager or telephone
- Freelancers: Assigning editor name, title/position, telephone, fax, email, mailing address, after- hours pager or telephone
- Editors: Publisher name, telephone, fax, email, mailing address, after-hours pager or telephone
- College reporters: Editor/faculty advisor name, title/phone, telephone, fax, email, mailing address, after-hours pager or telephone
Acceptable Forms of Photo Identification
- Valid (current year) news media credential issued by a law enforcement agency, e.g., Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
- State driver's license
- Passport
Non-Eligible Individuals
- Publishing house representatives, including publishers, publicists or sales, advertising, marketing executives
- Non-editorial staff of any news organization, including account/sales staff, engineers
- Talent scouts, program bookers, researchers
- Friends or family members of working news media representatives
Registration
Submission of a registration form does not automatically guarantee the issuance of a media credential.
A media application form will be available for download from this site by March 30, 2009.
Notification
Confirmations will be made via email for media registration forms submitted in advance.
News Media Contact
News media requiring additional information about the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books or Los Angeles Times Book Prizes should e-mail FOBmedia@therosegrp.com.
Media Check-In
All registered media representatives must present themselves in person at Media Check-in
the Los Angeles Times Spring Street Lobby during the 2 days prior to the event in order to
obtain a media credential, which will be required for admission to any author/panel session.
The Media Room will be located in the Faculty Center on campus, near the corner of Hilgard and Westholme avenues.
(A map of Media Room location will be posted here as soon as it is available.)
Check-in hours: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Thursday & Friday, April 23 & 24
THERE WILL BE NO CHECK IN ON SITE AT THE EVENT.
Check-in hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.
Media Kits
Information kits will be available when credentials are picked up as well as at Media Check-in.
Media Access
Media are not allowed into the Authors' Green Room.
Attempted use of expired Los Angeles Times Festival of Books media credentials to gain admission to author/panel sessions will result in their confiscation.
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books media credentials are not valid for admission to the Los Angeles Times Book Prize awards ceremony.
Panel Session Admission and Seating
All seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. An early arrival to panel sessions is recommended.
If you arrive late to a session:
- Please contact the on-site room captain for help in finding an open seat, if available. No one will be seated near the stage or podium once the session has begun.
- Once a session is in progress, it may not be possible to install audio recording equipment near the stage or podium or video recording equipment in the panel room.
Media Room
The Media Room will be located in the Faculty Center on campus, near the corner of Hilgard and Westholme avenues.
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday.
Festival media credentials will be required for use of the Media Room.
The Media Room is intended only for short-term use or story filing.
Interview rooms may be available at the Faculty Center for interviews or audiotaping, on a first-come basis.
Media Parking
Self-service parking ($9 daily) will be available in:
- Lot 2, located near the intersection Hilgard Ave. and Westholme Ave.
- Lot 4, which can be entered from Sunset Blvd. between Bellagio and Royce drives
Author Interviews
Reporters are strongly encouraged to arrange author interviews prior to the Festival. Interviews are subject to author availability.
Requests for On-site Interviews
Requests for on-site author interviews must be made in advance of the festival
to the appropriate publicist. Interviews are subject to author availability.
It may not be possible to schedule interviews during the event. Interviews are subject to author availability.
Remote Broadcasts
Cable television outlets interested in broadcasting from or establishing a stationary set on-site should submit their requests at least two months in advance of the event. Radio outlets may request the use of an interview room in the Faculty Center. There are a limited number of rooms, which will be made available on a first-come basis.
A needs assessment will be conducted for each request and will include, as appropriate:
- Crew/staffing
- Location/site configuration
- Power
- Telecommunications
- Transportation and parking
- Equipment storage
- Off-hours access
- Security
While The Los Angeles Times will make every effort to accommodate all technology requests, The Times will not be held responsible for any technology failures.
Filming and Photography
Short-term videotaping (news purposes) of speakers or panel sessions is limited to credentialed media. Other videotaping may be allowed at the discretion of the speaker(s). Contact festival media relations staff at least two weeks in advance of the event.
- No flash photography will be allowed during an author or panel session.
- No festival signage or branding is to be moved, altered or removed from its original location.
- Unless authorized, videotaping—particularly that requiring artificial lighting of any kind—of an entire panel session is prohibited.
