PATERSON, Richard

PATERSON, Richard. British, b. 1947. Genres: Communications/Media. Career: Schoolteacher in Staffordshire, England, 1973-79; Wolverhampton Polytechnic, Wolverhampton, England, research fellow in media studies, 1979-80; British Film Institute, London, England, teacher adviser, 1980-81, television projects officer, 1981-87, head of Television Unit, 1987-89, head of media education and research and deputy head of Research and Education Division, 1989-, executive producer of the television series Black and White in Colour, 1992. University of Stirling, honorary professor in film and television studies, 1989-; University of London, lecturer at Birkbeck College, 1992-. Director of international television conferences and festivals. Publications: EDITOR: TV Globo in Context, 1982; Boys from the Blackstuff, 1984; International TV and Video Guide 1985, 1986, 1987, 1984, 1985, 1986; (with P. Drummond) Television in Transition, 1986; (with Drummond) Television and Its Audience: International Research Perspectives, 1993; (and contrib.) Organising for Change (monograph), 1990; (with Drummond and J. Willis; also contrib.) National Identity and Europe: The Television Revolution, 1993; (with G. Mulgan; also contrib.) Reinventing the Organisation (monograph), 1993; (with Mulgan) Hollywood or Europe?: The Future of British Film (monograph), 1993; (with J. Gow) Reporting Conflict in Bosnia, in press. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: British Film Institute, 21 Stephen St., London W1P 2LN, England.