Barbara Cochran, president of the Radio-Television News Directors Association, will retire in June 2009, the RTNDA announced Thursday (Nov. 13). She will continue to serve as a consultant to the organization as president emeritus.
Highly respected by the news business she tirelessly served for so long, Cochran made defending First Amendment rights of electronic journalists a top priority. She also emphasized upholding standards of ethics and excellence in the business.
Among her many achievements, Cochran concluded RTNDA’s 20-year battle to abolish the last vestiges of the Fairness Doctrine.
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