Though journalism was a prominent career among Zionists, Agron was still the only established English-language newsman in Palestine, and was sought-after when local events caught international attention: when the 1927 Jericho earthquake occurred, Agron wrote for multiple wire services and filed copy with his wife's name after making an exclusivity deal with Hearst's Universal Service. At this time he also wrote for The Christian Science Monitor, as Jerusalem correspondent, and The New Palestine. He continued in his public service roles, being the ZOA representative in Jerusalem by September 1929.
