From 1988 to 1998, Glastris was a correspondent and editor for "U.S. News & World Report". Glastris acovered the Midwest from "U.S. News & World Report"s Chicago bureau. He did this during two presidential campaigns, the Mississippi floods of 1993, and the rise of the Michigan Militia. From 1995-1996, he worked as Bureau Chief in Berlin, Germany where he was responsible for covering the former Yugoslavia in the final months of the Bosnia War. He also wrote stories while staying in Germany, Russia, Greece, and Turkey.