ness es ▁of ▁his ▁parents , ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁job . ▁Rem nick ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁writer , ▁so ▁he ▁chose ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism , ▁taking ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Washington ▁Post ▁ ▁Rem nick ▁began ▁his ▁reporting ▁career ▁at ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁Pr inc eton . ▁His ▁first ▁assignment ▁was ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Football ▁League . ▁After ▁six ▁years , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁Moscow ▁correspond ent , ▁which ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁material ▁for ▁Len in ' s ▁T omb . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁George ▁Pol k ▁Award ▁for ▁excell ence ▁in ▁journal ism ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁New ▁York er ▁ ▁Rem nick ▁became ▁a ▁staff ▁writer ▁at ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁after ▁ten ▁years ▁at ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁ ▁Rem nick ' s ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁New ▁York er ▁article ▁" K id ▁Dynam ite ▁B low s ▁Up ", ▁about ▁box er ▁Mike ▁T ys on , ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁National ▁Magazine ▁Award . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁editor , ▁succeed ing ▁T ina ▁Brown . ▁Rem nick ▁promoted ▁Hend rik ▁H ert z berg , ▁a ▁former ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁speech writer ▁and ▁former ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁Republic , ▁to