 Shortly afterwards in 1968 he joined the American media company Knight Ridder, where he was deployed to work at the "Detroit Free Press" as a general reporter, before progressing to become a political reporter.Indeed, Hoyt would spend most of his journalism career at Knight Ridder—except for a stint at "The Miami Herald" as a Washington Correspondent during the 1970s — until its sale to The McClatchy Company in 2006.During the 1980s and mid-2000s, upon Hoyt's return to Knight Ridder, he filled numerous positions within the company, including business editor, managing editor, Washington news editor, and chief of the Washington bureau.