<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: UParks wazalelwa eNew Jersey kodwa wakhulela eRidgefield, eConnecticut, lapho afunda khona eRidgefield High School. Waqala ukubhala ngokusemthethweni ephephandabeni lakubo, i-Ridgefield Press, eneminyaka engu-14, ehlanganisa ezemidlalo esikoleni esiphakeme. Waya e-Dartmouth College, wasungula iphephandaba lakhe, i-The Sports Weekly manje engasasebenzi futhi wacula neDodecaphonics, iqembu le-a cappella elihlanganisiwe. Ngenkathi esafunda, wasebenza njengombhali we-New York Times futhi njengomfundi we-Boston Globe. Ngemuva kokuphothula iziqu zakhe e-Phi Beta Kappa eDartmouth ngo-1996, wafunda e-The Washington Post, futhi ekugcineni waqashwa ngokugcwele yiphepha, owamnika ihhovisi eManassas, eVirginia. Ngo-1998, wathuthela ku-The Star-Ledger futhi waqala ukusebenza njengombhali wezindaba zezemidlalo futhi, kamuva, umbhali wezindaba. Ngo-2007, i-Crossroads, uchungechunge lwakhe lwezingxenye ezine  <response>: Ngo-1967 izibhelu zaseNewark zanqoba umklomelo oyinhloko we-New Jersey Press Association wokubika ngezindaba zezimboni. Manje uhlala eVirginia nomkakhe nezingane ezimbili ezincane. 