Smyser, Richard D. (Richard David), 1923-2005

Richard David Smyser became the founding editor of the Oak Ridger in Oakridge, Tenn., in 1949 and retired from that position in 1993. Smyser served as president of both the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Associated Press Managing Editors Association. He was dedicated to increasing the employment of minorities in the field of journalism and to making publications more inclusive of minorities. As leader of the Minorities Committee of ASNE in the late 1970s, Smyser established the goal of bringing newspaper workforces into parity with the population of the United States by the year 2000.

From the description of Richard D. Smyser papers, 1956-1998 (bulk 1968-1981). WorldCat record id: 63182208

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