Patrick Brown is a British-

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journalist based in and living in

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. He has worked for both

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and

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Life and career

Brown was born in

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. After his GCE joined VSO, Sierra Leone (West Africa) he attended Cambridge. He holds a master's degree in social anthropology from

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. He is fluent in

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and

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

. He moved to

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in 1970. He was a computer systems analyst, teacher and freelance journalist before joining Radio Canada International as a news editor. He went to

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to work as a reporter with CBC Radio in 1976 and as national reporter in 1978. He is a co-author, along with Rae Murphy and Robert Chodos, of the 1976 book ''Winners, Losers'', which covered the 1975–76

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leadership campaign and convention. Since 1980 Brown has been posted outside of Canada for both

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, CBC TV and briefly with

. He was a correspondent in London (1980–1990), Beijing (1990–1996, for CBC), Delhi (1997–1999) and Beijing (2011–2012, for Global). Brown is now independent documentary-maker and files stories for the CBC based in China and Canada (Vancouver BC). He published his memoir, ''Butterfly Mind'', in 2009.

Publications

*''Winners, Losers.'' Toronto: Lorimer, 1976. with Robert Chodos and Rae Murphy. . *''Butterfly Mind: : Revolution, Recovery, and One Reporter's Road to Understanding China.'' Toronto: House of Anansi, 2009. .

Awards

* Gemini Award for Best Reportage - 1993. * Gemini Award for Best Coverage (Afghanistan) 1992. * Gemini Award for Best Coverage (Afghanistan) 2002. * Canadian Journalism Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award 2011.

References

External links

Patrick Brown
at CBC
Patrick Brown's Twitter

Interview
with

George Stroumboulopoulos George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos (; Greek: Γεώργιος Μάρκος Παύλος Στρουμπουλόπουλος; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian media personality. He is one of Canada's most popular broadcasters and best known as fo ...

on CBC News: The Hour (June 1, 2006) {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Patrick Canadian television reporters and correspondents Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge Canadian Screen Award winning journalists Living people English emigrants to Canada Year of birth missing (living people) People from Birmingham, West Midlands Global Television Network people