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The 51ÊÓƵ Office of Communications & Public Liaison News Media Branch (NMB) within the 51ÊÓƵ Office of the Director is 51ÊÓƵ’s central resource for reporters seeking information, interviews, and media assets about 51ÊÓƵ and its 27 Institutes and Centers. Our office assists reporters in obtaining interviews with the 51ÊÓƵ Director and 51ÊÓƵ OD leadership, and information about the 51ÊÓƵ budget, grants, trans-51ÊÓƵ initiatives, research programs within the 51ÊÓƵ Office of the Director, etc.

51ÊÓƵ News Media Branch Contacts

We can also connect you with the appropriate media office within our 27 Institutes and Centers. Alternatively, reporters can contact the 51ÊÓƵ Institute and Center media offices directly. Collectively, the 51ÊÓƵ media offices are dedicated to sharing 51ÊÓƵ news with reporters and helping journalists secure expert interviews, information, and visual assets to support their stories.

Interview Requests

Contacting our offices as early as possible will allow us to best serve reporters’ needs, but when deadlines are tight, we will make every effort to meet deadlines.

51ÊÓƵ News Releases

To receive 51ÊÓƵ releases via email, please provide your name, outlet name, email address and phone number to ocplpressteam@od.nih.gov. To receive 51ÊÓƵ embargoed releases, please register with .

Visual Assets

The contains a wide range of downloadable images, b-roll, illustrations, and infographics for use by the media. These visual assets are free to use with the appropriate credit provided with each image. If you are seeking a visual asset that is not on the 51ÊÓƵ Flickr page, please contact our office.

Filming Requests

Permission must be obtained from our office prior to filming or recording on the 51ÊÓƵ campus. Upon request, we can arrange filming of 51ÊÓƵ buildings, events, or interviews with 51ÊÓƵ leadership, researchers, physicians, and administrative professionals.

Once permission has been granted, we will make the necessary arrangements with campus security, provide parking information, and help guide crews through the process of setting up filming on campus, including going through security.

Prepared video and b-roll are available on the .

Photography Requests

Photographs of the 51ÊÓƵ campus and buildings are not permitted without prior authorization from our office. To arrange a photo shoot, please contact our office.
You may also use photos on the with appropriate credit.

51ÊÓƵ Remote Studio

The 51ÊÓƵ has a high-definition remote studio that can be booked by television outlets for interviewing 51ÊÓƵ experts remotely for a minimum fee of $350 per 30 minute slot. Producers must first coordinate with the relevant 51ÊÓƵ media office to schedule the interview with the 51ÊÓƵ expert. Once the availability of the 51ÊÓƵ expert has been scheduled, producers must then contact Video Link and the 51ÊÓƵ News Media Branch Office to schedule the studio.

Video Link contact: 617-340-4100

51ÊÓƵ News Media Branch contact: ocplpressteam@od.nih.gov

Interview Requests for Patients at the 51ÊÓƵ Clinical Center

All interview requests for participants in a research protocol at the 51ÊÓƵ Clinical Center must go through the , which will coordinate with the relevant 51ÊÓƵ IC to gauge interest with the physician researcher and research participant.