Gore hired by journalism school

The former US vice-president, Mr Al Gore, is still deciding exactly what to do with his life, but has already accepted a teaching…

The former US vice-president, Mr Al Gore, is still deciding exactly what to do with his life, but has already accepted a teaching job at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, a former aide said yesterday. Mr Gore worked as an investigative reporter in Tennessee before being elected to the House of Representatives in 1976.

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