Conversation so far:
How did Hecht do as a journalist?
From 1918 to 1919, Hecht served as war correspondent in Berlin for the Chicago Daily News.
Was he a good correspondent?
"Besides being a war reporter, he was noted for being a tough crime reporter while also becoming known in Chicago literary circles..

Question: What else did he do as a journalist?
Self-contained rewrite: Aside from being a correspondent and war reporter, did Ben Hecht do anything else as a journalist?