In 1969 Winchester joined '' The Guardian '' , first as a regional correspondent based in Newcastle upon Tyne , but later as its Northern Ireland correspondent . Winchester 's time in Northern Ireland placed him around several events of The Troubles , including the events of Bloody Sunday and the Belfast " Hour of Terror " . In 1971 , Winchester became involved in a controversy over the British press ' coverage of Northern Ireland when he was denounced on the floor of the House of Commons by Bernadette Devlin for his part in justifying the shooting to death of Berney Watt by British soldiers
Hour of Terror
Bloody Friday (1972)
Simon Winchester