{"id":22422,"date":"2016-06-15T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T01:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/?page_id=22422"},"modified":"2017-04-24T20:20:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T12:20:33","slug":"press-pass-scam-please-read-if-you-organise-run-events-of-any-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/photography-videography\/faq-frequently-asked-questions\/press-pass-scam-please-read-if-you-organise-run-events-of-any-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Pass ‘Scam’ – Please READ if you Organise \/ Run Events of ANY Description"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the time of writing the original Article:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Approximately $80 to $180 can buy you a very official looking <\/strong>Press Pass<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <\/span><\/span>Car Sticker<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Letter of Introduction<\/span><\/span> for specific events, Web Space to ‘Play’ Journalist etc<\/strong> being used to gain access to Events<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Only a couple listed here – <\/span><\/span>BUT there are MANY MORE!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1) ANYONE can get one –<\/span><\/span> just need to pay the money.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n2) Employer<\/strong> – <\/span><\/span>NOT<\/span><\/span><\/strong> required. Proof of <\/span><\/span>Experience and\/or Skill<\/strong> – NOT <\/strong><\/span><\/span>Required<\/span><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>Can have<\/span><\/span><\/span> ZERO Exp’ in Photography & Journalism<\/span>).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n3)<\/strong> Proof of Identity<\/strong> – <\/span><\/span>NOT<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Required<\/strong> (Can use any Name, DoB, Address etc<\/strong>)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n4)<\/strong> Journalistic or Photographic Skill\/Credibility<\/strong><\/span><\/span> – NOT required<\/strong> and NOT validated<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n5)<\/strong> (ANYONE<\/strong>S<\/span><\/span> – friend what ever<\/span><\/span>) Valid Email<\/strong>\u00a0required and (ANYONES<\/span><\/span> – friend – neighbour – what ever<\/span><\/span>)
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6)<\/strong> Postal REQUIRED<\/strong><\/span><\/span> – to send confirmation and press pass and documents to<\/span>. This can be ANYONES. – Literally<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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7) PAYMENT REQUIRED<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> \ud83d\ude42<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and with <\/span><\/span>more money<\/span><\/span> and you can even get<\/span><\/span> official letters introducing yourself to Events, Car Stickers and MUCH More! <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n8)<\/strong> MANY of these and Similar <\/strong><\/span><\/span>organisations<\/strong> allow you to<\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\na) <\/span><\/span>host a web site and ‘play’ journalist<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and
\nb) your ‘articles’ <\/span><\/span>can be completely plagiarised<\/span><\/span> with <\/span><\/span>some one else\u2019s text<\/span><\/span><\/strong>,
\nc) <\/span><\/span>use images that are stolen<\/span><\/span><\/strong> \/ not yours etc<\/strong> – <\/span><\/span>NO CHECKING IS MADE of <\/span><\/span> Journalistic \/ Photographic Integrity<\/span><\/span><\/strong> etc …
\nd) You can LITERALLY … Cut and Paste from other Peoples work (100%) and Use Other Peoples Images (100%) – there is NO Checking!<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span>e) You need no skill, integrity, honesty, morales or Photojournalistic Skills to be a Press Pass holder from places like this<\/strong>!
\nf)\u00a0http:\/\/smallseotools.com\/plagiarism-checker\/<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– Copy and Paste text\u00a0in there from these Frauds and You will see the results SHOULD CONCERN YOU! A FRAUD – almost 100%.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9)<\/strong>in SIMPLE TERMS<\/strong><\/span><\/span> …<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Example 1: <\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.unitedstatespressagency.com\/en\/become-a-member-step-2.html<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> – <\/span><\/span>Click on link & try the process yourself<\/span><\/span> – up to the point of paying \ud83d\ude42 …<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

AND<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Example 2: <\/span><\/span><\/span>https:\/\/www.ia-pp.com\/register.html<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> – <\/span><\/span>Click on link & try the process yourself<\/span><\/span> – up to the point of paying \ud83d\ude42 …<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10)<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Make sure that your <\/span><\/span>event Security \/ Event Media Accreditation<\/span><\/span> people \/ Members of Parliament<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> at your events are aware of persons who carry these or similar purchased ‘Press Passes’ … to try and gain entry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

11)<\/strong>\u00a0 The articles published are made to look successful with PAID Likes \/ Views and PAID Shares<\/strong> – All made to look to look like it is actually being read \/ viewed \/ or popular!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the time of writing the original Article: Approximately $80 to $180 can buy you a very official looking Press Pass, Car Sticker, Letter of Introduction for specific events, Web Space to ‘Play’ Journalist etc being used to gain access to Events Only a couple listed here – BUT there are MANY MORE! 1) ANYONE … Continue reading Press Pass ‘Scam’ – Please READ if you Organise \/ Run Events of ANY Description<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":940,"menu_order":36,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22422","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7zZXM-5PE","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22422"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29620,"href":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22422\/revisions\/29620"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theshedstudios.com.au\/wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}