Access to AHA/ASA Embargoed Media Materials - Journalists must apply via the links to "Apply for Option 1" and/or "Option 2" below. NOTE: please log in with your email address and password.

Get Access to AHA/ASA Embargoed Media Materials

Option 1: Access to password protected newsroom 24/7 with free access to AHA/ASA Journals.

Option 2: Access to AHA/ASA news materials pre-embargo via email distribution.

Journalists must meet the following criteria to apply for one or both options:

• Reporters, writers, producers and editors with staff credentials from newspapers, magazines, online news services, wire services, radio or television networks and stations that produce daily or weekly health/medical/science news.  Applications from credentialed news media who produce materials for bi-monthly, monthly, or quarterly publications or programs will be considered on a case by case basis.   
• Freelancers with approved credentials and/or an assignment letter from an approved media outlet. (Freelancers are required to provide three by-lined articles/clip links written for media outlets (criteria above) within the past six months.)
• Editors, writers of newsletters created and distributed by universities and hospitals for the public/patients/students.
• Online news services or online outlets that provide daily or weekly coverage of health/medical/science news.
• Bloggers who are associated with traditional media outlets or those who report on breaking health news on a daily/weekly basis.

Who cannot register for access to embargoed media materials:

• Publishers, executive staff, sales representatives, advertising or marketing staff associated with books, magazines, broadcast outlets or websites.
• Staff or freelancers representing non-media websites, such as blogs not associated with an accredited media or health website, and/or for-profit company websites that do not have an independent editorial staff.
• Industry representatives and financial or industry analysts.
• Writers/editors or contributors for patient publications created and distributed by industry, such as pharmaceutical companies or device manufacturers; in-house and/or industry newsletters/magazines/ websites supported by industry or publications supported by a retail chain store, such as a drug store.
• Staff from public relations firms, advertising agencies or production companies.
• Representatives of corporate, academic or hospital public relations/advertising/marketing departments (unless they are an editor or writer of a newsletter that has a public/patient/student audience).