{"id":1570,"date":"2026-08-05T11:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=1570"},"modified":"2026-08-25T00:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:47:50","slug":"call-for-media-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-media-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Media Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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closed: 24 Aug 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ call_for_media_partners<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cover WordCamp Bengaluru 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Applications are closed. We are reading every one that came in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ everyone hears back by monday 31 august. partners are announced on friday 4 september<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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~400<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the room<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2 days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21-22 november<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

media pass each<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What happens next \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
What this involves<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\/\/ who_can_apply<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this you<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are not counting followers. A 600-person newsletter that lands beats a 60,000-follower account that scrolls past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Writing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Blogs, magazines, newsletters and independent writers covering the web, WordPress or AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Talking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Podcasts, channels and streamers who would rather interview a person than describe one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gathering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Community groups, campus clubs and regional media who reach people we never do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ publishing in Kannada, or any other Indian language, moves you up the list rather than down it<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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300+<\/p>\n\n\n\n

at the last camp<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2900+<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the community<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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monthly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

meetups since 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ what_we_ask<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three pieces, across the season<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A working relationship, not a logo swap. You tell us what you plan to publish and roughly when.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the doors open<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One piece telling your audience it is happening and why they should care, and a hand spreading the word on your social channels. Your format, your angle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the two days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cover it the way you said you would. Live posts, photos, a thread, a podcast recorded on site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After everyone goes home<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recap, a review, an interview with someone you met. The piece that outlives the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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$ wp post publish –tag=WCBLR –when=before,during,after<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

What you write stays yours. We do not read it first and we do not approve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ what_you_get<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our half of the deal<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A pass, on us<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One free pass per partner, both days, Contributor Day included.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Your name on the site<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your logo and a link on the Media Partners page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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One announcement post<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We name the partners across our social channels. One post, with you in it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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News before it is public<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our announcements reach you before they go live, so you have time to write.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A seat at dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The networking dinner, with the speakers, sponsors and organizers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ if we cannot do one of these for you, we will say so before you commit, not after<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ and your audience<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other half is what your audience gets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A partnership that only swaps logos is not worth your time or ours. Four hundred people can be in the room. What we are actually after is the weekend being useful to everyone who cannot be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a fair amount to pass on. The sessions are recorded and go up free on WordPress.tv afterwards. The attendee guides are public and free to read, ticket or no ticket: getting here, getting around, where to stay, and what Contributor Day actually involves. Contributor Day is built for people who have never contributed to anything before, and you do not need to write code to take part. If your coverage puts those in front of your readers, in your language and on your platform, that is worth more to us than a follower count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So tell us what your audience gets out of this, not only what you plan to publish. That answer carries real weight when we choose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ how_we_pick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes it easy to say yes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A plan with edges<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates, formats, counts. \u201cTwo posts and some social\u201d tells us nothing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent work<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two links to things you published in the last few months. We read them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your audience overlaps ours: developers, designers, founders, students, the AI-curious.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reach we do not have<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kannada and other Indian languages, campuses, communities outside the usual circles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

We read every application after the call closed, so one that arrived late was judged on exactly the same terms as one that arrived early.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ timeline<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From here to the weekend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every date that matters, so you can slot the coverage into your own calendar first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications opened<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, 5 August 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications closed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Monday, 24 August 2026, 23:59 IST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ you are here<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You hear back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Everyone gets an answer by Monday, 31 August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Partners go up on the site and are announced across our channels on Friday 4 September, which leaves a clear run at September, October and November before the camp itself on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November. The main event is at SJBHS on Museum Road, and the Contributor Day venue is announced closer to the date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ faq<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions, answered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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