Casper Yost

Attachments

1852-1986 St. Louis Globe-Democrat (newspaper)
1909-Today Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi
1917-Today Civitan International
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Missouri Republican (newspaper)
Propagandists

1922 After reading the articles Casper Yost saw the need for forming an organization of editors willing to combat criticism.
1922 Casper Yost sent letters to editors throughout the country suggesting the creation of a national society, and in March 1922, editors from many major newspapers met in Chicago.
1922 Casper Yost was chosen as chairman and E.C. Hopwood of the Cleveland Plain Dealer was elected secretary.
1922 The ASNE met again at the Waldorf-Astoria, with additional newspaper editors and were set to craft a tentative constitution and solidify their organization.
1922 These included editors of the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Daily News, the Detroit News, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1936 Casper Yost was given the national award for scholarship in journalism from Signa Delta Chi, a national journalism fraternity.
1944-? SS Casper S. Yost
In a letter to his wife, Anna, Yost wrote that creating ASNE was "the greatest thing ever done for journalism."