SPLC in the Classroom - Student Press Law Center

Let us meet you in your classroom or newsroom!

Invite an SPLC legal expert to speak to your class or newsroom via Zoom. Speakers will join you for up to 40 minutes (including Q & A) and can present on one of these topics:

Student press freedom
Copyright
Freedom of Information / public records
Libel
Covering protests

Or check out our new offering:

Virtual Newsroom Chats
Instead of a formal presentation, invite an SPLC attorney into your virtual newsroom for a 30-minute Q&A session on any media law topic you’d like (censorship, libel, privacy, access, copyright, reporters’ privilege, etc.). SPLC attorneys Mike Hiestand or Jonathan Gaston-Falk have responded to thousands of legal hotline queries over the years and always enjoy the opportunity to talk with student media staff in a more open-ended, less formal setting. Bring your questions.

All presentations will be conducted on Zoom (you can download Zoom here).

To schedule an expert, please fill out the following form with at least five business days’ advance notice. We request three scheduling options (in eastern time) so that we can best match those with our availability. We’re looking forward to seeing you in your classroom or newsroom!

Request a Speaker

School/College Information

School/College Name

Type of School/College

City

State

If other territory or province,
please list:

Session Details

What topic would you like a speaker to talk about?

How many people will be in the room?

What type of audience is it?

Student Media Name
(if applicable)

Type of Student Media
(if applicable)

If other student media type,
please describe:

Please let us know more about who we'll be speaking to, how this fits into the training in your classroom or newsroom, any specific goals or concerns you have for the presentation or any other relevant information.

Scheduling

When would you like to book your speaker? Times must be between 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. eastern Monday through Friday and at least 7 days in the future.

First-Choice Date

First-Choice Time (ET)

Second-Choice Date

Second-Choice Time (ET)

Third-Choice Date

Third-Choice Time (ET)

Your Information

First Name

Last Name

Consider using a non-school email to ensure
responses are not blocked by school servers.

Phone

Numbers, dashes, parentheses, spaces only.

Role

If other role, please describe:

How did you hear about SPLC?

It's great to hear from you again. How have we worked together in the past?

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A copy of your responses will be emailed to you as confirmation of your submission, and we will be in touch soon. Thank you!