Perspective: Simon Winchester was here to tell a story

British American reporter and author Simon Winchester died of a heart attack Nov. 3. We take a moment to remember his long career, which included covering Bloody Sunday and Watergate.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2059x1367+0+0/resize/2059x1367!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F92%2Fd2%2F7a80d4954842a7193d194eec3b3b%2Fgettyimages-585797523.jpg' alt='Author and journalist Simon Winchester with his 1914 Royal typewriter at his home in Sandisfield, Massachusetts in 2006.'/><p>British American reporter and author Simon Winchester died of a heart attack Nov. 3. We take a moment to remember his long career, which included covering Bloody Sunday and Watergate.</p><p>(Image credit: Stephen Rose)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6023225' />