Press Information Bureau

Documents Required ( Journalist) :

A.Correspondent/cameraperson: (At least five years of experience as a full time working journalist) :

1. Salary slips from present and previous employers.
2. Byline clippings ( of articles and photos in case of newspapers covering various years of experience).
3. Relieving letter/Service certificate(from previous employers)
4. Recommendation letter of editor/ Head of editorial department in original addressed to Pr. Director General seeking accreditation of the correspondent/cameraperson (current employer).
5. Copies of certificates of educational and professional qualification.
6. Photo to be uploaded on PIB online form.

B.Freeelance Journalist: (At least fifteen years’ experience as a full time working journalist) :

1. Copies of employment letter with terms and conditions, post, salary etc from all employers.
2. Salary slips from all employers.
3. Relieving letters or service certificates from all employers.
4. CA certificate for income prescribed in guidelines, in original (after a year of freelance work), or valid proof of income from tie-up of freelance work
5. Byline clippings of articles/photos covering various years of experience
6. Copies of certificates of educational and professional qualification.
7. Proof of present freelance work ( News clippings, tie-up of freelance work etc).
8. Photo to be uploaded on PIB online form.

C.Foreign Journalists( Correspondent/Cameraperson) : At least five years’ experience as a full time working journalist :

1. Copy of passport ( verified against original)
2. Salary slips from all employers.
3. Recommendation letter from Editor/Bureau Chief in original, also stating that applicant has minimum five years of experience of full time working journalist.
4. Photo to be uploaded on PIB online form.

Documents (For validation of Organization)

• Newspapers/ Periodicals
  1. RNI registration certificate.
  2. Circulation certificate issued by the RNI/ABC showing the latest circulation of the Newspaper/ periodical.
  3. Issues of the newspaper/periodical as under :-
     1. Last six months’ issues ( In case of Daily Newspaper)
     2. Last one year’s issues ( In case of Weekly/Fortnightly)
• News Agency / Photo News Agency/ News Feature Agency
  1. Latest list of subscribers.
  2. Copies of agreement with the subscribers to supply news on regular basis.
  3. Details of payments duly verified by Chartered Accountant for the annual revenue of the agency earned during the last one year.
  4. Clippings of published news/ news-features/ news photos during the last one year bearing the credit line of the agency.
  5. Certificate of incorporation under Companies Act.
  6. Memorandum of Association.
• Electronic Media(TV/Radio Channel)
  1. Balance-sheet to show annual revenue of last financial year.
  2. Up-linking /telecast permission from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India to ascertain date of commencement of telecast.
  3. Permission/Authorization by the Ministry of Telecommunication.
  4. Details of News & Current Affairs telecast in a day/Fixed Point Chart.
  5. Memorandum of Association.
• TV/Radio Production Organization/Agencies
  1. Proof of annual income like CA certificate etc as prescribed in guidelines
  2. List of channels to which supplying news content.
  3. Copies of agreement with subscribers for supplying news stories regularly
  4. Certificate of incorporation under Companies Act.
  5. Memorandum of Association
  6. Certification along with documentary proof regarding supply of news and news related content of prescribed duration to TV/Radio channels.

PIB can ask for any other document in physical form to verify the antecedents of applicant/organization.

1. WHO CAN APPLY FOR RENEWAL OF PIB ACCREDITATION CARD?

• All journalists holding valid PIB card for the year 2020 and residing in Delhi and its periphery are eligible to apply for renewal of PIB Card, 2021.

2. WHAT ARE THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE UPLOADED?

JOURNALIST WORKING WITH MEDIA ORGANISATION

• (a) All journalists (Correspondents/Camerapersons) are required to upload a self-attested copy of recommendation letter of the Editor of the organization duly signed, dated, and stamped.

• In case of Editors, a self-recommendation letter can be uploaded duly signed, stamped, and dated.

• (b) Scanned copy of CGHS card, if the journalist is holding.

3. IS ONE RECOMMENDATION LETTER PER JOURNALIST ESSENTIAL FROM THE ORGANISATION?

• No. The Editor can send a combined letter for all the journalists working in the organisation whose card is proposed to be renewed.

• Individual journalists can upload the combined letter by manually ticking the name on the list for easy identification.

4. WHAT ARE THE DOCUMENTS A FREELANCE JOURNALIST IS EXPECTED TO UPLOAD?

FREELANCE CORRESPONDENT/ CAMERAPERSON

• (a) Self-attested scanned copy of CA certificate of income from journalistic work during the current calendar year(from January 2020 to November 2020) duly indicating the amount accrued from the freelance journalistic work. The CA Certificate must be on the CA’s letterhead, with her/his signature, stamp and CA membership number and should be dated.
• (b) Self-attested scanned copies of 15items of freelance work done during the 2020 calendar year (articles/photographs/videos) with by-line credits and date/name of publication duly highlighted.
  In case of photographers/cameraperson, the by-line/credit mentioning name must be clearly visible in the articles/photos/videos submitted or in absence of such photos/ videos/ articles, a letter from the Editor(s) of publication/media organisation clearly stating that the applicant has regularly contributed photos/videos/articles to the publication/media organisation.
• (c) Keeping in view the ongoing pandemic, CPAC in its 185th meeting has decided that the Renewal-2021 for freelance journalists will be done on “as it is basis”, exempting from the submission of the documents as mentioned in point (b) above, as a one-time measure.
• (d) An undertaking that he/she is not working full-time with the Government, private, semi-private or autonomous institution. In the event of taking up such employment as described, he/she shall voluntarily disclose the same and surrender the card to PIB. Non-disclosure will debar from getting accreditation for the next calendar year.
• (e) Scanned copy of CGHS card, if holding.

5. WHAT ARE THE DOCUMENTS A FOREIGN JOURNALIST IS REQUIRED TO UPLOAD ?

• (a) Recommendation letter from the Editor.
• (b) Self-attested copy of valid Passport and valid J-Visa.