Event Credentials & Industry Access

Updated October 2, 2026

DETROIT AUTO SHOW 2027

January 14–24, 2027 · Huntington Place, Detroit

About the Detroit Auto Show: Media & Industry Day is Thursday, January 14, running from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., with news announcements, keynotes, awards and brand activations. The 2027 activation schedule has not been released yet, but the show has already confirmed that it is building around new immersive experiences and hands-on mobility activations. The 2026 program included the Mobility Global Forum, Startup Arena, Visit Detroit Interactive Experience, GM Vehicle Safety Zone and a Fashion Meets Ferrari event sponsored by Mercantile Bank and MGM Grand Detroit. Charity Preview follows on January 15, with the public show running January 16–24.

Media: Detroit Auto Show Media & Industry information

CES 2027

January 6–9, 2027 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Media Days: January 4–5

About CES: CES is already giving the media a look at what is coming in 2027. Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana is confirmed as a keynote speaker, while the Media Days program will include product announcements from major technology brands before the show floor opens. January 4 also brings CES Unveiled Las Vegas, where registered media can get hands-on access to products from established companies and startups.

Media: Qualifying media credentials are complimentary. CES Media Registration

DC FASHION WEEK

February 26–28, 2027 · Washington, D.C.

About DC Fashion Week: The Autumn/Winter 2027 edition will feature 18 houses across three evenings. The opening night on February 26 begins at Saint Yves with a fashion industry networking party. The published partner list includes DC Film Festival, Shy Magazine, National Housing Center, Maison Perrier, H Street Festival and Tequila Patrón.

Press applicants need to show current fashion-related coverage. Freelancers must provide an assignment letter on the representing organization's letterhead or have an editor verify the assignment. The application also asks for audience reach, and returning press must provide evidence of previous DC Fashion Week coverage.

Press registration: DC Fashion Week Press

WRITERS GUILD AWARDS 2027

February 13, 2027 · Edison Ballroom, New York City + Fairmont Century Plaza, Los Angeles

About the Writers Guild Awards: The 79th annual awards will recognize writing across film, television, streaming, news, radio/audio and promotional categories. The January calendar gives entertainment journalists several opportunities before awards night: nominations are announced January 8; nominated screenplays will be screened January 13–22; and the Writers Guild Foundation's Beyond Words event for nominated screenwriters takes place January 25 in Beverly Hills.

The 2027 ceremony is scheduled for February 13 at both the Edison Ballroom in New York and Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Media and PR credential applications are due February 5, 2027. The New York press contact is Tiana Timmerberg; Los Angeles media inquiries go to Bob Hopkinson.

Media credentials: Writers Guild Awards Press Credentials

EDITORIAL MOVES

VALENTINA GONZALEZ JOINS THE NEW YORK TIMES AS COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

Valentina Gonzalez has joined The New York Times as a Communications Associate on the Rapid Response team. She comes to the role after an unexpected career transition and will work on communications supporting and defending the journalism and products of The Times.

About The New York Times: The communications team supports one of the largest editorial operations in U.S. media, spanning The Times, The Athletic, Wirecutter, Cooking, Games, Opinion, Audio and other products. Gonzalez's Rapid Response role sits on the communications side rather than inside the newsroom, making her a useful new media-relations contact for journalists and communications professionals covering The Times.

Contact: Connect with Valentina Gonzalez on LinkedIn

COURTNEY MILLER NAMED VICE PRESIDENT, CBS/NAACP VENTURE AT CBS STUDIOS

Courtney Miller has moved into the role of Vice President, CBS/NAACP Venture at CBS Studios. Miller previously served as a Creative Executive with the venture, which develops scripted, unscripted and documentary programming for television and streaming platforms. (ITVT)

About the CBS/NAACP Venture: The venture's most visible project is Beyond the Gates, the first daytime soap produced through the partnership and the first daytime soap with a predominantly Black cast. CBS has renewed the series through a second season, and its current press materials show the program continuing into its third-season launch cycle. The venture also has a history of developing opportunities for Black writers and creators, including a partnership with The Black List to identify television writers telling Black stories.

Contact: For Beyond the Gates coverage, CBS lists Dio McCollin at dio.mccollin@cbs.com, Julia Ventrice at julia.ventrice@paramount.com, and Smithhouse for CBS Daytime at cbsdaytime@smithhousestrategy.com.

Connect: Courtney Miller on LinkedIn

DREW SAUNDERS JOINS MLIVE MEDIA GROUP AS COMMUNITY INSIGHT REPORTER

Drew Saunders has started a new position as Community Insight Reporter at MLive Media Group.

About MLive Media Group: MLive operates one of Michigan's largest local news networks, with MLive.com and publications including The Grand Rapids Press, Kalamazoo Gazette, Muskegon Chronicle, Flint Journal, Saginaw News, Bay City Times, The Ann Arbor News and Jackson Citizen Patriot. Its current audience materials report more than 2.1 million monthly in-market MLive.com visitors and more than 900,000 newsletter subscribers.

Saunders' previous work has included environmental, business and community reporting in Southeast Michigan, including reporting on Detroit flooding, sustainability, the automotive industry's transition to electric vehicles and Ann Arbor-area stories. His new community-insight assignment puts that reporting experience inside one of Michigan's largest local news operations.

SNEHA MENON DESAI NAMED EDITOR OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER INDIA

Sneha Menon Desai became Editor of The Hollywood Reporter India on October 1, succeeding founding Editor Anupama Chopra, who is moving into an advisory role with RPSG Lifestyle Media. Desai has been with the publication since its launch in 2024 and previously served as Deputy Editor.

About The Hollywood Reporter India: The publication covers India's film, streaming and entertainment industries across print, digital, video and live platforms. Desai brings more than 17 years of film journalism experience and has reported from Cannes, Toronto, IIFA and the Dubai International Film Festival. Her recent work has included interviews with actors, filmmakers and technicians, including a 2026 roundtable examining the creative and business roles behind major Indian films.

Connect: Sneha Menon Desai on LinkedIn

EDITORS ON THE HUNT

BUSINESS INSIDER IS SEEKING PITCHES FOR “VILLAGE FOR HIRE”

Paige DiFiore · Business Insider's Deputy Editor, Lifestyle & Entertainment

About the opportunity: Paige DiFiore is currently accepting freelance pitches for Business Insider’s Village For Hire series, which examines how working parents outsource parts of their lives and the people building businesses around that demand. Recent stories have explored unconventional childcare, household help, party assistants and other forms of paid support.

She is looking for first-person stories from people who have hired someone who significantly changed how their household operates, as well as people running unconventional services that help busy families manage their lives. There is no deadline; DiFiore says she checks submissions regularly.

Pitch: Village For Hire pitch form

Connect: Paige DiFiore on LinkedIn

NEWSWEEK IS LOOKING FOR COLLEGE VOICES

Anna Ben Yehuda Rahmanan · Editor, Subscriptions, Newsweek

About the opportunity: Rahmanan is looking for people who can speak to the changing value of an American college education, including prospective students, current college students, graduates and parents. She wants perspectives on the financial calculation of college, whether families are steering students away from four-year schools, and the social and cultural experience of attending college now.

Contact: a.rahmanan@newsweek.com

EXPEDIA MAGAZINE IS PAYING $1,000 FOR A DISNEYLAND FIRST-PERSON STORY

Deadline: October 12, 2026 · Earlier submissions preferred

About the assignment: Expedia Magazine is seeking a 1,000-word first-person narrative about visiting Disneyland Resort with a young child. This is specifically a firsthand-experience assignment, not a reported Disneyland guide.

To qualify, the writer must have visited Disneyland Resort with their own child when the child was approximately 4–8 years old, stayed at an on-site Disneyland Resort hotel, and traveled recently enough to provide detailed memories of the experience.

Pay: $1,000

Submit: Include the Disneyland hotel, the child's age, who traveled with you and one personal or narrative writing sample.

Contact: nick.h@matadornetwork.com

TORONTO LIFE WANTS YOUR WORST, BEST OR MOST ABSURD DATE

Isabel Slone · Fashion Editor, Toronto Life

About the opportunity: Toronto Life is looking for real dating stories for its “Kiss and Tell” column. Slone is seeking stories from Torontonians who have experienced a terrible, amazing or downright absurd date within the past year.

The column is built around personal experiences rather than reported dating advice, so the strongest submissions will have a memorable story and enough detail to carry a narrative.

Contact: isabel.slone@stjoseph.com Isabel Slone on LinkedIn

See the column: Toronto Life · Kiss and Tell

2027 NEWSROOM OPPORTUNITIES

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2027 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

About the opportunity: Dow Jones is recruiting for its 2027 summer internship program, including newsroom opportunities connected to The Wall Street Journal. Current listings include reporting roles in business, finance and economics, sports reporting and production editing, giving journalism students several ways into the WSJ newsroom.

The program is aimed primarily at college juniors and eligible graduate students. Individual positions have their own requirements and deadlines, so applicants should review the specific newsroom role before applying.

Current opportunities: Dow Jones careers

THE WASHINGTON POST IS HIRING FOR ITS 2027 NEWSROOM SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Deadline: October 9, 2026 at noon ET · Washington, D.C.

About the opportunity: The Washington Post's 2027 newsroom internship is a paid, 10-week program for college juniors, seniors and graduate students. The newsroom is recruiting across reporting, digital desk editing, print desk editing, audio, visual journalism, graphics, data journalism and content strategy.

The reporting track includes preferences for arts, entertainment, lifestyle and culture, as well as business, climate and science, health, technology, local, national and international news. Interns work on actual newsroom projects rather than a classroom-only program.

Pay: $1,021.13 per week

Apply: Washington Post newsroom internships

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