First Amendment Chat: Barbara Cochran

During a recent visit to Washington, I had the opportunity to sit down with RTDNA President Emeritus Barbara Cochran and talk about the First Amendment.

Barbara's an Akron native -- proud grad of Buchtel High School and Swenson's fan to this day -- but what she has to say about the First Amendment as a tool for citizens, not just the media. It hits home at a time when there's serious debate on what the government should do to bail out journalism, and a drive in some circles to make free speech not-so-free.

The Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF) is honoring Cochran; NAB's Marcellus Alexander; CBS Radio's Harvey Nagler; ABC News' David Westin and NBC's Brian Williams March 4th in Washington at our 20th Annual First Amendment Awards celebration.