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How did Hecht do as a journalist?
By age seventeen Hecht was a full-time reporter, first with the Daily Journal, and later Chicago Daily News. He was an excellent reporter who worked on several Chicago papers.
Was Ben Hecht a good correspondent?
According to Barbara and Scott Siegel, Besides being a war reporter, he was noted for being a tough crime reporter.
What else did Ben Hecht do as a journalist besides being a correspondent?
In 1921, Hecht inaugurated a Daily News column called, One Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago.
Was Ben Hecht's One Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago column successful?
One Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago was enormously influential.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Ben Hecht article?
According to Hecht historian Florice Whyte Kovan, he became active in promoting civil rights early in his career.

Question: Did he do anything else in Chicago?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Ben Hecht do anything else while in Chicago besides reporting?