Of course you can try to sign up, if you have a good looking email like you said

The question is: You have the email?

I believe you need only a press email
I have an e-mail for work that belongs to a magazine publication, however it is not US-based so I'm curious if it would fly (I'm guessing not). I know I didn't quote it this way but it was more of a response to people who think that these must be hacked/stolen, when I saw a much more logical (and easier solution, depending on your resources).