The Student Press Law Center is here to help you report on student journalists and the challenges they face. For interview requests or background questions, please email us at media@splc.org with details about your deadline.
A terrific starting point is this Poynter piece with seven things to know when you cover the student press. Stay up-to-date with the latest legal issues in student journalism by subscribing to the SPLC Newsletter.
We have also collected some additional information and potential sources below:
About the Student Press Law Center
- Our work and impact, including our annual report
- Video: 50 Years of the Student Press Law Center
- Margaret Sullivan: When student journalists need defending, these lawyers swoop in. For free.
About student journalists’ legal rights
About the value of student journalism
Other national student journalism organizations
- Journalism Education Association (their state directors might be helpful local sources)
- National Scholastic Press Association (including their list of state and regional organizations)
- Quill & Scroll
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association
- Associated Collegiate Press
- College Media Association
- Center for Community News