Dragon Con Media Relations

September, 1 – September, 5 Atlanta, GA

Archive for the 'Announcements' Category

Reminder: Dragon Con’s Logo is Purple!

These are the Official Logos of Dragon Con 2017! We actually changed them a bit ago, but some folks still have the old ones. Now you have the new ones!    

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Using Volunteer Personal Pictures In Promotions

Please do not use the personal social media images from any Dragon Con Volunteer, including Media Relations Staff, for any content creation or promotions material for your outlet. We had an incident were a local radio station pieced a collage pictures of Dragon Con Director that were clearly not related to Dragon Con with were humorous photoshops. […]

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Force Friday II is coming to Dragon Con.

      For immediate release:  ATLANTA – August 17th, 2017 – Star Wars at Dragon Con is pleased to announce that we will be celebrating the release of the Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi books “LEIA, PRINCESS OF ALDERAAN” and “PHASMA” with an official book launch, Friday September 1st, at 8:30pm in […]

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Guest Cancelations Dragon Con 2017

Cancellations Due to professional commitments, the following previously confirmed guests will not be able to attend Dragon Con this year. Taylor Anderson Kate Baker Ric Flair Lena Headey Jon Heder  

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Media Applications for 2017 Have Closed

Dragon Con 2017 Media Access Applications are closed. Onsite approval is provided only in the following cases: Broadcast media with a significant signal Press with a wide distribution Significant national media We thank all the reporters who have applied for media access. If you have questions about this or anything regarding Dragon Con Media Relations, […]

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Shroud of Avatar At Dragon Con

To Press Attending Dragon Con 2017: Starr Long and Richard “Lord British” Garriott will once again be guests at this year’s Dragon Con and are currently accepting appointments for press interviews. They will be appearing on over 10 different panels on the Gaming and Space tracks including talks about Crowdfunding, Richard’s biography Explore/Create, and a […]

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We Cannot Watch Reporter Equipment

Dragon Con is a large, crowded event. Dragon Con Media Relations does not have the space or resources to properly store and protect your equipment.  Because of this we ask that you make arrangements for protecting your equipment on your own.  We would love to be able to accommodate your requests to watch equipment, but […]

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VERY IMPORTANT NOTES FOR APPROVED REPORTERS

Dragon Con Media Access Closes at 11:59 PM January 20. If you have reporters for your outlets who have not applied, they will NOT be considered after that time. The only exceptions are professional broadcast media representatives with assignment letters. https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/dc_media_rel_app.php We will not be asking you to confirm you are coming Time and circumstances […]

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Unable to Attend Dragon Con? Let us know

If you are unable to attend Dragon Con 2017, or if you are no longer a reporter for you authorized news outlet, please complete this form so that you may be considered for Dragon Con 2018. No shows will need to show good cause for missing Dragon Con 2017 to be considered for next year […]

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DCMR Update: 2017-4

  Contents PREVIEW UPDATES AND PODCASTS SOME LOGISTICAL NOTES: MEDIA RELATIONS TOUR AND PUB CRAWL DRAGON CON EXPECTS RECORD 82,000 POP CULTURE FANS TO GEEK OUT IN ATLANTA DRAGON CON LAUNCHES DRAGONCONTV LIVE INTERNET STREAMING FEATURED FAN TRACK: BRITTRACK PREVIOUS UPDATES AND PODCASTS The DCMR updates are digests of announcements and other information. The podcasts […]

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