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The Student Press Law Center (SPLC) is a non-profit organization in the United States that aims at protecting the freedom of the press for student journalists, usually from high school and university student newspapers. It describes itself as "an advocate for student free-press rights () provides information, advice and legal assistance at no charge to students and the educators who work with them." The SPLC was founded in 1974. It is the only legal assistance agency in the United States with the primary mission of educating high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the First Amendment and supporting the freedom of expression of student news media to address issues and express themselves free from censorship. ()()() The SPLC is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) corporation. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was previously headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, where it shared a suite of offices with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. ==Services== The SPLC: *Provides free legal help and information as well as low-cost educational materials for student journalists on a wide variety of media law topics, including laws regarding defamation, freedom of information, copyrights, invasion of privacy, reporter's privilege, obscenity, censorship, and the First Amendment. Around 2,500 student journalists, teachers and others contact the center each year for help or information.() *Files ''amici curiae'' in cases where student media rights could be effected.()()()()() *Operates an Attorney Referral Network of approximately 150 volunteer media law attorneys across the country who may be available to provide free legal representation to local students when necessary.() *Maintains a full-service news operation covering issues relevant to student journalism. The Center's journalists write online news stories() about ongoing censorship and open-records controversies, and produce the in-depth ''SPLC Report'' magazine in print and online.() *Presents annual awards to recognize student journalists, educators, and administrators that have shown courage in standing up for student press freedom.()() *Maintains a free Freedom of Information Law Letter Generator that creates a public records request tailored to the law of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, for use by student journalists and others seeking access to public records. () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Student Press Law Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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