How Not to Promote Your Festival
The following is from the Austin City Limits website around press credentials. I’ve highlighted the areas to explain why we probably won’t be covering the festival unless Arnold can finagle his way in some how.
Several things to note:
The vetting for credentials is being done by a California Company.
They don’t like photographers from college papers or websites. I don’t suppose they’ve noticed the trouble print media is having these days. To shut out websites is to ignore the world. To ignore college papers is to ignore the future. So, no photographer from the Daily Texan will be allowed to cover the festival in its hometown? Wow. (more…)

