OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The KFOR-TV newsroom was honored this week for its fight to protect the rights of journalists. Specifically, the right to attend open meetings in the state of Oklahoma.

The Ben Blackstock award was presented during the University of Central Oklahoma’s Media Ethics Conference. The theme of the conference was “Dying in Silence: The First Amendment’s Last Breath”.

During the conference’s second day, the University hosted several speakers during its “First Amendment Congress”.

KFOR’s News Director Natalie Hughes was asked to speak on “The First Amendment Fight in Oklahoma.” She addressed UCO students, staff and fellow journalists recounting KFOR’s decision to sue State Superintendent of Schools Ryan Walters in 2024. Throughout that year, Walters and his communications

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