Tuhia tētahi tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I whiwhi a Woodlock i tētahi tohu Paetahi Toi mai i Yale College i te tau 1969, i reira ia i noho ai hei mema o Skull and Bones, ā, hei tumuaki tuarua o te "Yale Daily News". I tīmata ia i tana mahi kaipāho hei kaimahi i te "Chicago Daily News", e pā ana ki te 1968 Democratic National Convention
i roto i te Chicago. I muri mai ka noho a Woodlock hei kairipoata i te "Chicago Sun-Times" mai i te 1969 ki te 1973, i mahi ai ia i Chicago me Springfield, Illinois, i mua i tana neke ki te Tari o Washington o te "Sun-Times" i te 1971-1973, i reira ia i hipoki ai i te Kooti Nui. I tae atu a Woodlock ki te Whare Wananga o Georgetown University Law Center, i reira ia he mema o te "The Georgetown Law Journal". I whiwhi ia i tana J.D. i te tau 1975.