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Thank you for your interest in covering the 2025 Jacksonville Jazz Festival! Media credentials will only be granted to working members of the media representing verifiable media outlets. Please review the following requirements and guidelines before submitting your application. 

MEDIA CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES

• Media credentials for the Jacksonville Jazz Festival may be granted to journalists, photographers and videographers who are on assignment and covering the festival for accredited publications, websites/blogs and/or radio and television stations, pending approval.
• Credentials will not be issued to freelancers without an assignment from a recognized media outlet.
• Even with assignments, not all applicants will be approved as space is limited.
• Social media influencers, personal bloggers, or general photographers will not be granted credentials.
• Being approved in previous years does not guarantee approval for this year.
• Applicants will be required to upload an assignment letter that includes coverage dates, description of the assignment, run date and additional information. Applications must be fully completed. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Media credentials do not provide access to performers, backstage areas, VIP, on-stage access, or ancillary events.
• Artists, Artist Management, and festival producers have the ability to close media pits, limit access, allow only specific photographers to have access, or have approved photographers shoot from another location. The festival will keep credential holders informed as early as possible, but these limitations are often dictated close to performance time. 
• Only photographers with professional cameras such as SLR and interchangeable lens cameras will be allowed into the photo pits. Point-and-shoot cameras or cell phone cameras will not be permitted.
• Media credentials are non-transferable and must be clearly displayed at all times. Credentials are property of the City of Jacksonville’s Jacksonville Jazz Festival. Festival producers reserve the right to revoke media credentials for any reason at any time. 
• Approved journalists, photographers and videographers will need to provide links to published content within 10 (ten) business days. Not doing so may prevent you from being accepted in future years.
• All applicants will be required to sign a Release of Liability.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2025

PLEASE NOTE: All requirements and guidelines are subject to change at any time at the discretion of festival organizers. Submission of this media credential application does not guarantee approval for access to the festival as accredited media. The festival organizers reserve the right to review all applications and make determinations based on various factors, including but not limited to editorial assignment, past coverage of the festival, audience reach, relevance to the festival’s target audience, and adherence to media guidelines. Even if you have received media credentials or covered the festival in the past, approval for 2025 is not guaranteed. Each application is evaluated on its own merits, and decisions are made at the discretion of the festival organizers.