noun
press card; press pass
An identification card issued to journalists, granting access to events or restricted areas.
記者はプレスカードを見せて会場に入った。
The reporter showed their press card and entered the venue.
Variant with a middle dot; less common in everyday writing but seen in formal or design contexts.
記者証 is a more formal or official term for a journalist's identification, while プレスカード is a direct loanword often used in international or media contexts.
Loanword from English 'press card'.