| Revision as of 13:47, 2 January 2011 editYobot (talk | contribs)Bots4,733,870 editsm WP:CHECKWIKI error 61 fixes + general fixes, References after punctuation per WP:REFPUNC and WP:PAIC using AWB (7510)← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 22:12, 20 December 2022 edit undoSer Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators6,296,807 editsm Removing from Category:BBC people using Cat-a-lot | ||
| (32 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} | |||
| '''Pete Clifton''' (b. 1962{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}) is the head of BBC News Interactive and the BBC's head of editorial development for multimedia journalism. | |||
| {{Use British English|date=September 2016}} | |||
| '''Pete Clifton''' is Editor-in-Chief at the Press Association (PA). Prior to the appointment he was Executive Producer for MSN in the UK and former Head of Editorial Development at BBC News. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| He has been in charge of ] Interactive since 18 October 2005<ref name="j"> | |||
| ⚫ | Clifton was previously the editor of ],<ref name="m" /> and before joining the BBC was a news and sports reporter at the ''Chronicle and Echo'' in ],<ref name="m" /> a sports journalist at the ] national news agency,<ref name="m" /> chief sports sub at the UK's ] (PA) and editor of the PA's ] service.<ref name="m" /> | ||
| {{cite news |first=Jemima |last=Kiss |title=Head of BBC News Interactive announced |url=http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/story1559.shtml |work=Online Journalism News|publisher=Mousetrap Media Ltd |date=2005-10-18 |accessdate=2007-08-16}}</ref> following ]'s 2005 July move to ], first as Chief Operating Officer then as controller. He previously spent two years as ] following the departure of Editor-in-chief ] in 2004. The News Interactive department includes ], the BBC News ], ], the ] teletext service, the digital text service, ], BBC's Interactive TV, the Action Network and a variety of news services to ]s and other mobile devices.<ref name="b">{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Deverell |title=News Interactive |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/aboutbbcnews/low/this_is_bbc_news/newsid_3280000/3280463.stm |work=ABOUT BBC NEWS |publisher=BBC |date=2003-11-25 |accessdate=2007-08-16}}</ref> | |||
| Clifton was involved in the founding of BBC News Online and also helped set up the ] website in 2000.<ref name="m">{{cite web |title=Pete Clifton |url=http://www.mediacenter.org/content/6681.cfm |publisher=The Media center at the American Press Institute |accessdate=16 August 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927051244/http://www.mediacenter.org/content/6681.cfm |archivedate = 27 September 2007}}</ref> He went on to become editor of BBC News Online in 2004, succeeding founding editor ], until he was promoted to head of BBC News Interactive in October 2005 with responsibility for BBC News Online, ], the Ceefax teletext service, the digital text service, ], BBC's Interactive TV, the Action Network and a variety of news services to ]s and other mobile devices.<ref name="b">{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Deverell |title=News Interactive |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/aboutbbcnews/low/this_is_bbc_news/newsid_3280000/3280463.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=25 November 2003 |accessdate=16 August 2007}}</ref> | |||
| Clifton replaced ] as head of BBC News Interactive, who had moved to become chief operating officer of ].<ref name="j"> | |||
| ⚫ | Clifton was previously the editor of Ceefax,<ref name="m" /> and before joining the BBC was a news and sports reporter at the ''Chronicle and Echo'' in ],<ref name="m" /> a sports journalist at the ] national news agency,<ref name="m" /> chief sports sub at the UK's ] (PA) |
||
| {{cite news |first=Jemima |last=Kiss |title=Head of BBC News Interactive announced |url=http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/story1559.shtml |work=Online Journalism News |publisher=Mousetrap Media Ltd |date=18 October 2005 |accessdate=16 August 2007}}</ref> Clifton's successor as editor of BBC News Online was Steve Herrmann.<ref name="bi">{{cite news |title=BBC News Interactive's new editor |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4492820.stm |work=Entertainment |publisher=BBC News |date=2 December 2005 |accessdate=16 August 2007}}</ref> | |||
| Clifton admitted on the BBC Editor' Blog on 16 August 2007 that he had edited his own Misplaced Pages entry after viewing an incorrect entry for BBC News Online, but would be leaving the editing of the page to others in future.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Blog, The Editors - Misplaced Pages edits |first=Pete |last=Clifton |date=16 August 2007 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/08/wikipedia_edits.html |publisher=BBC |accessdate=16 August 2007}}</ref> | |||
| In March 2011, the BBC announced Clifton would be made redundant following the closure of the BBC Journalism group within the organisation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/mar/02/bbc-news-online-redundancy |title=BBC News Online's Pete Clifton made redundant |first=Jemima |last=Kiss |date=2 March 2011 |work=The Guardian |accessdate=21 November 2011}}</ref> The following month it was announced that he would be moving to ] UK to become executive producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/former-bbc-editor-pete-clifton-to-join-msn-as-executive-producer/s2/a543564/ |title=Former BBC editor Pete Clifton to join MSN as executive producer |first=Rachel |last=McAthy |date=5 April 2011 |publisher=Journalism.co.uk |accessdate=21 November 2011}}</ref> | |||
| Mr Clifton admitted editing his own Misplaced Pages entry on the BBC Editors' Blog on the 16th of August, 2007,.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Blog, The Editors - Misplaced Pages edits |first=Pete |last=Clifton |date=2007-08-16 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/08/wikipedia_edits.html |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2007-08-16}} Pete Clifton's post on edits to Misplaced Pages</ref> He added that he would now leave the editing of this page to others. | |||
| In January 2015, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the ]. | |||
| ==Notes== | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| ==External links== | |||
| *{{cite web |title=From the editor's desktop |first=Pete |last=Clifton |date=2005-10-21 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4364186.stm |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2007-08-16}} final post from Pete Clifton as editor | |||
| {{authority control}} | |||
| {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see ]. --> | |||
| | NAME = Clifton, Pete | |||
| | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | |||
| | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | |||
| | DATE OF BIRTH = 1962 | |||
| | PLACE OF BIRTH = | |||
| | DATE OF DEATH = | |||
| | PLACE OF DEATH = | |||
| }} | |||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Clifton, Pete}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Clifton, Pete}} | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | |||
| ] | ] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:12, 20 December 2022
Pete Clifton is Editor-in-Chief at the Press Association (PA). Prior to the appointment he was Executive Producer for MSN in the UK and former Head of Editorial Development at BBC News.
Career
Clifton was previously the editor of Ceefax, and before joining the BBC was a news and sports reporter at the Chronicle and Echo in Northampton, a sports journalist at the Exchange Telegraph national news agency, chief sports sub at the UK's Press Association (PA) and editor of the PA's Teletext service.
Clifton was involved in the founding of BBC News Online and also helped set up the BBC Sport website in 2000. He went on to become editor of BBC News Online in 2004, succeeding founding editor Mike Smartt, until he was promoted to head of BBC News Interactive in October 2005 with responsibility for BBC News Online, CBBC Newsround, the Ceefax teletext service, the digital text service, On This Day, BBC's Interactive TV, the Action Network and a variety of news services to mobile phones and other mobile devices.
Clifton replaced Richard Deverell as head of BBC News Interactive, who had moved to become chief operating officer of CBBC. Clifton's successor as editor of BBC News Online was Steve Herrmann.
Clifton admitted on the BBC Editor' Blog on 16 August 2007 that he had edited his own Misplaced Pages entry after viewing an incorrect entry for BBC News Online, but would be leaving the editing of the page to others in future.
In March 2011, the BBC announced Clifton would be made redundant following the closure of the BBC Journalism group within the organisation. The following month it was announced that he would be moving to MSN UK to become executive producer.
In January 2015, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Press Association.
References
- ^ "Pete Clifton". The Media center at the American Press Institute. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
- Deverell, Richard (25 November 2003). "News Interactive". BBC News. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
- Kiss, Jemima (18 October 2005). "Head of BBC News Interactive announced". Online Journalism News. Mousetrap Media Ltd. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
- "BBC News Interactive's new editor". Entertainment. BBC News. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
- Clifton, Pete (16 August 2007). "BBC Blog, The Editors - Misplaced Pages edits". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
- Kiss, Jemima (2 March 2011). "BBC News Online's Pete Clifton made redundant". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- McAthy, Rachel (5 April 2011). "Former BBC editor Pete Clifton to join MSN as executive producer". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
 | This biographical article related to BBC Television is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article related to television journalism in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |