How to Apply for a Press Badge
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation® (CRF®) presents several professional meetings each year in which researchers announce new discoveries, innovations, and clinical trial results. CRF® grants press credentials to journalists who are employed by accredited news organizations and wish to attend a meeting for the purpose of editorial coverage.
CRF® reserves the right to grant or deny press privileges on a case-by-case basis; registration at previous CRF® meetings does not guarantee approval for THT in 2026.
To apply for press credentials, contact us:
[email protected]
646.434.4608
A maximum of three (3) individuals per news organization will be permitted to register as press, unless CRF® grants an exception.
Reporters from the following types of news media are eligible to apply:
- Newspapers and magazines.
- Wire services.
- Broadcast.
- Trade: medical, science, pharmaceutical, cardiology, device, and allied health care publications.
- Online.
- Accredited freelance medical and science writers.
Applicants must be directly involved in creating news content for an organization that meets these criteria:
- Publishes original news in a regular news section.
- Reports news with complete editorial freedom from advertisers, funders, and/or sponsors.
- If sponsored, has multiple sponsors (no single-sponsor media).
- Clearly identifies advertisers, sponsors, paid editorial, and other funding sources.
Proof of Eligibility
Please be prepared to produce one of the following:
- Media identification (such as an international accredited press pass) issued by a recognized news organization.
- Business card clearly stating affiliation with a news organization (see above for qualified types of news media) and position (e.g., editor, publisher, writer, reporter, producer).
- Letter on official letterhead from editor of publication/website or producer of broadcast program certifying journalist’s affiliation and verifying assignment to the meeting (must include the editor's contact information).
- National Association of Science Writers or International Science Writers Association membership card.
- Letter on official school letterhead, signed by a department professor, verifying student’s assignment to the meeting (must include professor’s contact information).
- Copies of cardiology-related bylined articles and official letter of assignment from an accredited news organization.
- Current issues of the newsletter containing at least one bylined article covering cardiology; if a representative was registered as media at a previous CRF® meeting, one of the issues submitted must illustrate the resulting editorial coverage.
- Appropriate media credentials as noted above for journalists.
- Demonstration of the following: original editorial news coverage and editorial freedom from advertisers/sponsors or, if sponsored, multiple clearly identified sponsors (single-sponsor outlets are not eligible).
- URL of the website.
- Posts that demonstrate recent coverage of cardiology topics of interest to physicians and/or general patient audiences.
- Financial or industry analysts.
- Advertising/sales representatives.
- Spouses and other guests of journalists.
- Advertising, marketing, or public relations representatives from exhibitor companies or agencies.
- Representatives of organizations that produce publications, websites, video, and/or other media intended for internal use, marketing, advertising, financial analysis, or public relations.
- Representatives of organizations whose main objective is to promote a product or service (e.g., marketing, advertising, financial, or public relations professionals).
- Industry representatives, representatives of in-house and industry newsletters or magazines, and representatives of corporate, university, or hospital public relations, advertising, or marketing departments.
- Representatives of medical education companies attending CRF® meetings for the purpose of creating continuing medical education or other commercial educational content.
- Physicians and other medical providers seeking Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit. We respectfully request that you acquire the appropriate paid registration to obtain CME credit/documentation.