After working his way up during the late 1970s and early 1980s in Politika publications such as "Auto Svet", he got a sought-after job at "NIN" magazine, where he first wrote for the supplement on vehicles and eventually advanced to a position on the editorial board. His job in "NIN" was a springboard for other top editorial positions. In the mid-1980s he was editor-in-chief of "Intervju", another weekly magazine from Politika AD family. In parallel, he wrote for periodical publications in Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia.