[1] During his career, he wrote for the Houston Chronicle,[2] the Detroit Free Press, The Atlantic,[2] Newsday, and for Knight Ridder newspapers.
"[3] Friedman also taught national and foreign affairs reporting at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for a year.
[4] Friedman began working for Newsday, although he left to spend five months in South Africa teaching journalists.
], Friedman wrote a weekly column called "Gray Matters" that covered issues affecting older people.
After working there for more than twenty years, he quit Newsday in October 2009 over its decision to charge for its web content.