{"id":1265,"date":"2023-04-18T15:38:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/?page_id=1265"},"modified":"2025-03-17T08:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:51:40","slug":"media-policies-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/media\/media-policies-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:19px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-news-events-heading has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"media-contacts\" style=\"line-height:0.5\"><strong>Media Contacts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jordie Lindley<\/strong>| <a href=\"mailto:jlindley@usasoftball.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">jlindley@usasoftball.com<\/a><br>Director of Communications &#8211; All USA Softball &amp; Devon Park Media Inquiries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Jordan Urban<\/strong> | <a href=\"mailto:jurban@usasoftball.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">jurban@usasoftball.com<\/a><br>Communications Manager &#8211; National Teams, College &amp; High Performance Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bailea Blanton<\/strong> | <a href=\"mailto:bblanton@usasoftball.com\">bblanton@usasoftball.com<\/a><br>Grassroots Marketing &amp; Communications Manager <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:15px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-news-events-heading has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"media-contacts\" style=\"line-height:0.5\"><strong>Media Accreditation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">All media members wishing to cover USA Softball events should submit a credential request form and must have cleared a background check through the National Office.&nbsp;<strong>To receive a Media Credential Form<\/strong>, <strong>please email a copy of your completed background check to<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:media@usasoftball.com\"><strong>media@usasoftball.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/downloads.asasoftball.com\/about\/pdf\/USAS_PYS_Consent_Form2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">USA Softball Background Check Consent Form<\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Media credentials are reserved for members of the working press only, and are granted at the discretion of the USA Softball communications department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>*Media wishing to cover the NCAA Women&#8217;s College World Series should visit the NCAA website at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/media<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:16px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-news-events-heading has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"media-contacts\" style=\"line-height:0.5\"><strong>Media Guidelines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your coverage of USA Softball. 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