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Let us meet you in your newsroom or classroom! Invite an SPLC expert to come 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:
- High school student press freedom
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- Libel and defamation
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- Virtual Newsroom Chats (30 minute Q&A on a topic of your choosing)