▁the ▁general ▁public , ▁police - ▁or ▁news ▁organization - iss ued ▁press ▁passes ▁sometimes ▁grant ▁access , ▁but ▁almost ▁all ▁require ▁advance ▁application ▁for ▁adm itt ance . ▁ ▁Gre ater ▁exclus ivity , ▁however , ▁means ▁more ▁restrictions ▁on ▁potential ▁pass ▁recip ients . ▁ ▁For ▁professional ▁con ferences ▁or ▁trade ▁shows , ▁passes ▁may ▁be ▁granted ▁only ▁to ▁journal ists ▁who ▁regularly ▁cover ▁the ▁industry ▁or ▁who ▁hold ▁a ▁title ▁of ▁" indust ry ▁anal yst ", ▁or ▁with ▁an ▁editor ial ▁or ▁reporting ▁design ation . ▁ ▁News ▁ag ency ▁cards ▁ ▁" You ▁do ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁ask ▁permission ▁from ▁anyone ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁journalist ," ▁explains ▁the ▁Period ical ▁Publish ers ▁Association ; ▁" how ever , ▁it ▁is ▁sometimes ▁useful ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁identify ▁yourself ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁when ▁needed ." ▁▁ ▁To ▁this ▁end , ▁journal istic ▁ag encies ▁issue ▁press ▁cards ▁to ▁their ▁rep or ters , ▁editor ial ists , ▁writers , ▁and ▁photograph ers . ▁ ▁These ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁legal ▁mer its ▁of ▁government - iss ued ▁cards , ▁and ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁replace ▁event - specific ▁passes ; ▁the ▁card ▁only ▁serves ▁as ▁proof ▁of ▁its ▁bear er ' s ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁legit imate ▁newsp erson ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁issu ing ▁organization . ▁ ▁As ▁such , ▁card - car riers ▁may ▁be ▁better ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁inter views , ▁ac quire ▁information ▁from ▁law - en for cement , ▁or ▁gain ▁access ▁to ▁exclusive ▁ven ues