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Long Form Media Inquiries

This request form is for producers, authors, screenwriters, journalists, and other industry personnel associated with documentaries, podcasts, magazines, TV programs, and movies, who are looking for assistance in creating an accurate portrayal of the FBI. Information submitted through this web form will be checked during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.

This form should not be used to submit a tip to the FBI. To submit a tip to the FBI, dial 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov. You can share information with the FBI anonymously. To learn more about other ways to reach out to the FBI—whether it is to report a crime or to speak with your local field office—visit fbi.gov/contact. 

Privacy Act Statement

The FBI is authorized to collect the information on this form by Title 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 301. Submission of this form does not constitute approval from the FBI. The information you provide will be used to evaluate and contact you about your project. Submission of the requested information is voluntary; If you do not provide the requested information, however, the FBI may not be able to respond effectively.

The information collected on this form is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Title 5 United States Code Section 552a, and is maintained in the following systems of records notices: FBI-003, FBI’s Bureau Mailing List, 70 Fed. Reg. 7513 (Feb. 14, 2005), as amended, which is available at govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-02-14/pdf/05-2777.pdf and DOJ-003, Correspondence Management Systems, 66 Fed. Reg. 29992 (June 4, 2001), as amended, which is available at govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-06-04/pdf/01-13860.pdf. The information you provided may be disclosed within the FBI to personnel with the requisite need to know to evaluate the project. It may also be disclosed in accordance with other routine uses contained in that notice or as otherwise authorized by law.