He joined "The Guardian" as a reporter on return to the UK in September 1965, and has reported from many countries. He was Washington Bureau Chief for "The Guardian" from 1975 to 1979, Moscow Bureau Chief from 1988 to 1994, Foreign News Editor between 1979 and 1982 and Chief Foreign Correspondent for "The Guardian" between 1982 and 1988 during which he reported on the El Salvador civil war and events in Nicaragua as well as the US invasion of Grenada in 1983.