CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS FOR PRESS/MEDIA ACCREDITATION

Wine&Siena 2020 – Capolavori del gusto

We inform you that the press accreditation is reserved exclusively for the purpose of journalistic correspondences.

The organization of Wine&Siena 2020 has set the criteria to access the accreditation to the event for professional journalists, freelancers, wine & food bloggers, and collaborators of every publication, establishing 100 accreditations.

The Press Office will assess the accreditation requests received through the online form, based on the criteria listed below.

Press accreditation will be granted to:

  1. Professional JOURNALISTS, contributors, freelancers – INTERNATIONAL
  1. Journalists accredited in 2019 who have published articles/editorials in printed or online periodicals, or audio/video files about the 2019 event and who pledge to write at least one article by 31.03.2020. Please indicate in the form when the article will presumably be published, on which periodical and also what was published about the event in 2019.
  2. Journalists who were not accredited in 2019 and who pledge to write at least one article by 31.03.2020. Please indicate in the form when the article will presumably be published and on which periodical.
  1. BLOGGERS national & international

Accreditations will be given to food&wine bloggers who submit a request, provided they meet the following criteria:

  1. Bloggers accredited in 2019 who created high-visibility contents on their webpage and who pledge to promote Wine&Siena 2020 through online posts/articles/videos starting from December the 1st 2019 until March the 31st 2020. Please indicate in the form when the article will presumably be published, on which blogsite and also what was published about the event in 2019 (if possible).
  1. Bloggers not accredited in the year 2019 who have a well-managed blog, which existed for at least 12 months before Wine&Siena 2020 and which has a significant number of traffic. The Blogger publishes regularly (at least once a week) and promotes Wine&Siena 2020 from 01.12.2019 to 31.03.2020. Please indicate, in the text field of the form, on which blog and when the piece will presumably be published.

 

  1. EDITORIAL staff of periodicals/ magazines/ international radio/ international television
  1. Editors in chief or contributing editors of newspapers accredited in 2019 who have published articles/editorials in printed or online periodicals, or audio/video files about the 2019 event and who pledge to write at least one article by 31.03.2020. Please indicate in the form when the article will presumably be published and on which periodical.
  2. Editors in chief or contributing editors of newspapers who were not accredited in 2019 who pledge to promote and to write about Wine&Siena 2020 before January 15th 2020.
  1. MEDIA PARTNERSHIP Supervisors and collaborators of periodicals/magazines/TV/radio who signed a media partnership agreement for Wine&Siena 2020.
  2. PHOTOGRAPHER For each newspaper, only one photographer can be accredited.

 

ACCREDITATION IN PLACE

It is possible to apply for an accreditation right at Wine&Siena 2020. To avoid waiting times, we recommend accrediting ONLINE.

Once the maximum number of credits has been reached, no other person can be accredited.

Press accreditation request is to be applied for before January 28th 2020.
Given the limited number of accreditations, the punctual submission will not be a guarantee for the admission. In addition to the above listed parameters, the selection will also follow these preferential criteria:

  • date of press accreditation request
  • registration in the Association of Journalists
  • history (at least three years)
  • pertinence to the nature and type of event
  • updating frequency (for bloggers or online magazines)
  • engagement (average number of comments/likes and related feelings)

Accreditation requests that cannot be applied online after the due date, will only be approved until the maximum limit is reached and only if they meet the indicated criteria.

Accreditation requests that do not meet the above criteria will be turned down.

 

The press office reserves the right to decide who to release the press accreditation.

IF THE ACCREDITATION WAS SUCCESSFUL YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION MAIL NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 29TH.

Thank you for your cooperation!