Almost 25 years ago the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back students' First Amendment rights in the landmark Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier ruling.  

The 2012 First Amendment Law Review Symposium Nov. 9 at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill will focus on the aftermath of that decision.

This year, there will be a special pre-symposium day on Nov. 8, when experts in law, education and journalism will lead a discussion about how censorship has influenced students' readiness to become involved in civic activities. 

Featured speakers include: 

• Erwin Chemerinsky, dean, UC-Irvine School of Law 
• Francisco Negron, general counsel, National School Boards Association 
• Frank LoMonte, executive director, Student Press Law Center 
• Sam Chaltain, author, American Schools: The Art of Creating a Democratic Learning Community 

The deadline to register is Nov. 2. Students pay $10 for one day and $15 for both. For non-students the cost is $30 for one day and $50 for both. For more information and to register, click here. 

Zanny Minton-Beddoes, the economic editor of The Economist, assures us that the U.S. economy is re-inventing itself. Though the recession is not over yet, things are looking up!  

She will be discussing the subject as part of the Town Hall Speaker Series on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square. Tickets cost $45.

Prior to signing on with The Economist, Minton-Beddoes was an economist at the International Monetary Fund. She has written surveys of the World Economy, Latin American, global and Central Asian finance. As well as her work as editor, she is a regular commentator on NPR's Marketplace, a trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a member of the Research Advisory Board of the Committee for Economic Development. 

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. 

If you're a student, don't forget about the Public Relations Society of America's Greater Cleveland Student Day 2012 on Oct. 26 at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Cleveland.  

Learn about a career in public relations, take advantage of interactive panel discussions led by local PR leaders and participate in the following sessions:

• Opportunities in Cleveland
• Choosing Your Career Path
• Interviewing, Networking And More
• Connecting The Dots: Integrated Campaigns
• Resumé Review

This year there's a new interactive luncheon where you'll have the chance to network with local pros and talk about their specialties.  

The program costs $40, with breakfast and lunch provided. It lasts from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with registration starting at 7:15 a.m.  For more information and to sign up online click here

If you're planning a trip to Chicago around Nov. 9 you might want to stop by the Navy Pier for the daylong SPJ JournCamp.  

For $35 for SPJ members ($55 for non members) including breakfast and lunch you can take advantage of 4 different trainers offering sessions in: 

• Entrepreneurial Journalism
• FOI, Public Records and Data Journalism
• Visual Storytelling
• Social Media as a Reporting and Engagement Tool
• Mobile Newsgathering
• Copyright and Fair Use (particularly for a digital age)
• Web Programming Basics

For more information and to register before the Nov. 2 deadline, Click Here.   

Starting Oct. 22 the Poynter Institute is offering a four-week online group seminar, "Building Effective News and Information Websites."  A faculty member will guide attendees through a practical process for building websites including:

• Web Fundamentals
• Web Design Principles and Technologies
• Web Development Principles and Technologies
• Content Management Systems and Beyond

The seminar costs $429 and offers individual feedback and discussion with others in virtual space. 

The application deadline is Oct. 12.  For more information and to apply click here 

 PART TIME TALENT - CBS RADIO Q104 Auto req ID 12945BR. WQAL (FM) P/T Disc Jockey Q104 Cleveland is looking for great talent that is available to fill in on weekends, holidays, vacations, etc. on a part-time basis. Apply online at www.cbsradio.com and email audio to jobs@q104.com. Required Skills/Experience Creative and organized. Preferred Skills/Experience Prefer knowledge of digital audio equipment and one year broadcast experience. Additional Candidate Instruction: Please indicate on your cover letter where you saw our job posting.

 COPYWRITER - STERLING JEWELLERS Principal responsibility of developing web based copy content to support all corporate and brand internet commitments, most notably the Kay e-commerce site (over $70 million business and growing) and the Jared e-commerce site on an as-needed basis($27 million and growing). Involved in the process to continuously improve and further enhance all website executions. Assures total quality of all copy content. Assures timely updates of product copy content. Provides meaningful copy content updates throughout the site with regards to education, new product introductions, anything that continuously improves the customer's online experience. Accountable for total quality control. Will also be called upon to participate in branding projects such as naming new product introductions.Requirements: Bachelor of Arts Degree or equivalent experience Excellent written communication skills. Familiarity with MAC operating system. Ability to adapt to internal operating systems such as WPS, IMS, Websphere 7 content management system. Previous website experience is a definite plus. Ability to think visually a plus. Apply Here

PUBLIC RELATIONS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR COLLEGE OF THE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION To develop and teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in our rapidly growing public relations/corporate and strategic communication programs. A Master's degree in a relevant field (Public Relations, Communication, Marketing, Public Affairs, Journalism, Management) and substantial record of professional experience is required. Senior-level public relations agency or corporate communication professional experience and a terminal degree (M.F.A. or doctorate) are preferred.Department of Communication Elizabeth Birge, Chairperson birgee@wpunj.edu 

We often encounter roadblocks when we ask for information from government records. 

This month The Quill offers the annual Freedom of Information issue, where SPJ members learn from the nations leading experts everything we wanted to know about about how to access government information. 

It's another perk of SPJ membership. If you haven't joined yet click here and you can take advantage of a storehouse of knowledge. 

 Just in time for Halloween, Robert Sberna is launching his book "House of Horrors, The Shocking True Story of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Strangler." 

Sowell's neighbors saw him as a nice guy who gave barbecues in his front yard. If they had gone into his house, they would have found him living among the corpses of his victims. Instead, they blamed the growing neighborhood stench on the sausage business next door. 

House of Horrors is true story that draws us into the serial killer's mind through interviews with Sowell himself, members of his family and surviving victims.

Sberna is an investigative journalist who worked police beats and covered the courts in the Midwest. He's a contributor to The Washington Examiner, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Neoconomist, and Ohio Magazine.