hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz mˈæstɚz dᵻɡɹˈiː, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, æt ðə ɡɹˈædʒuːət skˈuːl ʌv dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm æt kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, æz ɐ nˈaɪtbˈeɪdʒhɑːt fˈɛloʊ ɪn bˈɪznəs ænd ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm.
He received his master's degree, in 1993, at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, as a Knight-Bagehot fellow in business and economics journalism.