I didn't work for any newspapers in college, never worked for any newspaper before 'The Washington Post'.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I did not read newspapers until I became a reporter.
I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising.
I don't read all the newspapers.
I grew up with 'The Denver Post' and the 'Golden Transcript.' There was never a moment that I thought I'd work at the 'New York Times.' My goal, starting out, was just to see if I could be a journalist.
In fact, I don't read newspapers any longer.
Journalism is not writing.
I studied journalism at The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. I did my graduate work at Emerson in Boston, and I was actually a reporter for a year in New York and New Jersey. It dawned on me that I wasn't cut out for that line of work. I mean... there's a certain thing that really good reports have that I just didn't.
I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.
For many years I was engaged in journalism, writing articles and chronicles for the daily press without ever joining the staff of any newspaper.
I've never wanted to do anything but be a newspaperman ever since I was 13.