He went on to enter mainstream journalism as a reporter and feature writer with the Belfast Sunday News, during the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He was later promoted to Chief Sub- Editor of that newspaper, where he also wrote a weekly column. In 1977 Colin entered into correspondence with a singer and guitar player called Jake Burns, who was trying to promote his band Stiff Little Fingers.
He went on to enter mainstream journalism as a reporter and feature writer with the Belfast Sunday News, during the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
advmod
on
on
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
enter
enter
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
mainstream
mainstream
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
journalism
journalism
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
reporter
reporter
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
feature
feature
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Belfast
Belfast
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Sunday
Sunday
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
News
News
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
height
height
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
trouble
Troubles
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Northern
Northern
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Ireland
Ireland
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He was later promoted to Chief Sub- Editor of that newspaper, where he also wrote a weekly column.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
late
later
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
promote
promoted
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Chief
Chief
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
sub
Sub
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
flat
Number=Sing
Editor
Editor
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
newspaper
newspaper
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
weekly
weekly
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
column
column
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In 1977 Colin entered into correspondence with a singer and guitar player called Jake Burns, who was trying to promote his band Stiff Little Fingers.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1977
1977
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
Colin
Colin
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
enter
entered
VERB
VBD
case
into
into
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
correspondence
correspondence
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
singer
singer
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
guitar
guitar
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
player
player
NOUN
NN
acl
Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Number=Sing
Jake
Jake
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Burns
Burns
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
try
trying
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
promote
promote
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
band
band
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
Stiff
Stiff
ADJ
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Little
Little
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Plur
Finger
Fingers
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.