Major Press

1. Complimentary full membership to PMX.
2. Access to the Press Assets Archive.
3. Priority entry into press conferences.
4. Priority access to photographer space during Masquerade, previously arranged fan panels, etc (with the exception of concerts).
5. Complimentary concert admission, subject to availability. Details TBA
6. Priority access to all photographer pits (if applicable) and press seating areas during special events.
7. Priority when requesting private interviews with our music guests and Guests of Honor*. *Interview availabilities however are always at the guests’ discretion

**NOTE: Please note that the issuance of press badges to standard and returning press registrants for 2012 is contingent upon reports written for 2011.

To qualify for Major Press, you or your organization must fulfill two of the three requirements below:

• You or your organizations have previously covered PMX for 3+ years
• You work for a major regional or national broadcast or news outlet
• You or your organization has a listenership/viewership/readership of 1M+ individuals (please provide proof of statistics)

Standard Press

1. Complimentary full membership to PMX.
2. Access to the Press Assets Archive.
3. Early entry into press conferences.
4. Early access to photographer space during Masquerade, previously arranged fan panels, etc (with the exception of concerts).
5. Complimentary concert admission, subject to availability. Details TBA
6. Priority access to all photographer pits (if applicable) and press seatings area during special events.
7. The chance to request private interviews with our music guests and Guests of Honor. (Interview availabilities however are always at the guests’ discretion)

If you have attended PMX in the past and have written, reviewed, or posted articles about the experience, please apply as Standard Press. **NOTE: Please note that the issuance of press badges to standard and returning press registrants for 2012 is contingent upon reports written for 2011.

• The website has to be live prior to August 1, 2011
• The webzine is updated weekly.
• The webzine must be focused on news or reviews.
• The webzine have to cover at least one of the following: Asian Culture (Reviews, critiques or discussions.) Asian Entertainment (Asian cinema, music or movies.)

Emerging Press

1. Complimentary full membership to PMX.
2. Access to the Press Assets Archive.
3. Entry into press conferences.
4. Photographer space during Masquerade, previously arranged fan panels, etc (with the exception of concerts).

If you represent a new or a student media organization, wish to focus on a specific event (such as Masquerade), and/or have never attended PMX, we invite you to register as Emerging Press.

The publication has to be in publication before January 1, 2012, with at least a 7,500 circulation per issue. The publication must be published at least quarterly.

• The website has to be live prior to August 1, 2012
• The webzine is updated bi-weekly.
• The webzine must be focused on news or reviews.
• The webzine have to cover at least one of the following: Asian Culture (Reviews, critiques or discussions.) Asian Entertainment (Asian cinema, music or movies.)

OTHER PRESS QUALIFICATIONS