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Resource Center
Whether you are confronted with a real-life media law problem or you just want to learn more about legal issues affecting student journalists, our Resource Center can help. Choose one of the six links below.
Frequently Asked Questions About Student Press Law: Includes our High School and College Student Media "Top Ten" lists.
Obtaining Legal Help From The SPLC: Do you have a specific media law problem that you need help with now? Find out how to contact the SPLC legal staff.
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And remember! The SPLC Virtual Lawyer is ready to interview you about your legal problems and provide information and guidance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
SPLC Legal Research: The SPLC has created dozens of guides to the legal issues affecting the student media. Browse through them and our online Law Library in our Legal Research Center.
Test Your Knowledge:
| How media law savvy are you? Test Your Knowledge of Student Press Law. Assess your understanding of your rights and responsibilities as a high school student journalist. Take our 30-minute comprehensive test or one of our quick quizzes on libel, invasion of privacy, copyright, cyberlaw, reporter's privilege, press freedom or access law. |
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| It's only 45 words long, but it provides the very foundation on which our free society exits. Test Your Knowledge of the First Amendment. Find out how much you know about our first freedom by taking our 10-minute quiz. |
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Media Advisers: Includes resources of interest to student media advisers, teachers and other journalism education professionals.
Media Law Presentations:
| Need help putting together a lesson or workshop on common media law issues faced by high school student journalists? Our series of PowerPoint classroom presentations may be just what you're looking for. |
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Newspaper Theft Forum: Although most campus newspapers are distributed without charge, they certainly are not "free" - and stealing them is a crime. Our newspaper theft forum offers suggestions on how to prevent theft on your campus, advice on how to respond after a theft and reports on cases across the country.
Podcasts:
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Listen to our series of monthly audio updates on the conflicts and controversies affecting the legal rights of the student press. |
Homework Zone: Have you been assigned a term paper or class project on a student press, media law or civil rights issue? Our Homework Zone may point you to the very resource you're looking for.
Other Resources: Our "Links Page" to other organizations of interest to the student media community.
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