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	BBC-About the BBC-Mark Byford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mark Byford became Deputy Director-General of the BBC in January 2004.
		Mark Byford was appointed Assistant Controller, Regional Broadcasting (News and Current Affairs) in 1990, responsible for regional journalism and its development.
		Mark Byford is a former director of the British Audience Research Board and Radio Joint Audience Research Ltd and a trustee of the BBC Children in Need Appeal.
	www.bbc.co.uk /info/running/executive/mark_byford.shtml (468 words)

	University of Leeds \| For the media \| Press releases \| Headingley to Kabul and back for Mark Byford
		Byford graduated in law at Leeds in 1979 before embarking on a career with the BBC, which brought him close to becoming director-general from a first job as temporary holiday relief assistant for BBC Leeds.
		Whilst at University Mark Byford developed an interest in journalism: "I'd thought the media was quite appealing, a bit of an attraction, but I'd never even worked on Leeds Student, I'd never written an article," he said.
		Mark Byford is the son of former Lincolnshire chief constable Sir Lawrence Byford.
	www.leeds.ac.uk /media/current/byford.htm (400 words)

	Mark Byford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was replaced by new Director-General Mark Thompson on 22 June 2004.
		He had become deputy Director-General in December 2003.
		Son of Chief Inspector Sir Lawrence Byford, he was educated at Lincoln School and Leeds University, and has spent his entire career in the BBC since 1979, having been Director of Regional Broadcasting and Head of the World Service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mark_Byford (142 words)

	Education \| Lessons to be learned
		BBC deputy director-general Mark Byford, who also chairs the corporation's recently constituted journalism board and was charged with enacting many of the changes that flowed from that period of internal soul searching, says: "If you want to be the best broadcaster in the world, you need the best training and development of people.
		Byford points to the new complaints system and a willingness to admit mistakes as the main lessons learned from Hutton: "The thing that has helped some people change is the incredibly powerful evidence of the people that own us.
		Colleagues say that Byford was cowed by the post-Hutton period but is back on ebullient form and has found his niche as the champion of the BBC's journalism across the board.
	education.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5224771-108283,00.html (1007 words)

	Mark Thompson: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mark Thompson (Mark Thompson: more facts about this subject) (born July 31 1957) is Director-General (Director-General: the director-general is chief executive and editor-in-chief of the bbc....
		He took up the role of Director-General on June 22 2004 (Mark Byford (Mark Byford: mark byford (1958-) was acting director-general of the bbc after the departure...
		Mark Byford (Mark Byford: mark byford (1958-) was acting director-general of the bbc after the departure...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/mark_thompson (549 words)

	Alumni Profile: Mark Byford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Barely had Mark Byford time to settle into his new office at Bush House, when he was shortlisted for the greatest honour in British broadcasting, BBC Director-General.
		Mark Byford, he's done okay as well.' Peter Burdin, BBC World Assignments Editor, was editing Leeds Student when Mark was still toying with the idea of a job in the media.
		Mark Byford was awarded his LLB in 1979 and Hilary Bleiker her BA in English in 1980.
	www.leeds.ac.uk /alumni/html/news/review/issue6/markbyf.htm (1481 words)

	Mark Thompson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mark Thompson (born July 31, 1957) is Director-General of the BBC, and a former chief executive of Channel 4.
		Born in London and brought up in Hertfordshire, he went to Stonyhurst College in Lancashire and Merton College, Oxford, where he received a First in English.
		He took up the role of Director-General on June 22 2004 (Mark Byford had been Acting Director-General since Dyke's resignation).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mark_Thompson (396 words)

	The European Journalism Centre - Media News Digest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mark Byford, the acting BBC director general, delivered a rebuke to his critics last night, saying it was "utter nonsense" to suggest he had undermined the integrity of the BBC's journalists, many of whom are furious at the disciplinary proceedings launched against those involved in the controversial Iraq dossier story.
		Mr Byford is known to have been angered at anonymous briefings against him from within the BBC: the Guardian has recently reported claims from those close to the disciplinary process that it is akin to a "kangaroo court".
		Mr Byford defended his handling of the post-Hutton disciplinary process: "When things go wrong, attempting to find out why by reviewing what happened is not throwing in the towel, it's about strengthening the organisation.
	www.ejc.nl /mn/showresultnews.asp?RecordID=10982 (249 words)

	MediaGuardian.co.uk \| Media \| The quiet revolutionary
		There is an anecdote that puts Mark Thompson, then chief executive of Channel 4, poring over the trade-magazine headlines that announced the appointment of a new deputy director general of the BBC.
		His closest friend at the BBC is probably Mark Damazer, the equally cerebral controller of Radio 4, who worked with him at the Nine O'Clock News.
		But those who question the received wisdom of Mark Thompson as the biggest brain in broadcasting say the key question to ask is what he has left behind.
	media.guardian.co.uk /site/story/0,14173,1372589,00.html?gusrc=rss (1735 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| TV and Radio \| Byford new acting director general
		Mark Byford has been appointed acting director general of the BBC following the resignation of Greg Dyke.
		Born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, on 13 June 1958, Mr Byford was educated at Lincoln School before studying law at the University of Leeds.
		A year later Mr Byford became head of centre at Leeds, with responsibility for all regional television and local radio operations in Yorkshire and Humberside.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3441511.stm (450 words)

	C21Media: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In a gesture towards Byford, whose future now remains uncertain, Grade added: "All the Governors wish to place on record their immense gratitude to Mark Byford for his outstanding stewardship of the BBC over the last few difficult months.” By overseeing the unloved post-Hutton internal review, Byford hasn't exactly endeared himself to BBC staff.
		The news marks a return to White City for Thompson, who had a 20-year career with the BBC, running BBC2 from 1996-98 and eventually climbing to director of television in April 2000.
		"Mark is on six months notice and my expectation is that he’ll stay in the post until we’re in a position to announce his successor.
	www.c21media.net /news/detail.asp?area=1&article=20512 (595 words)

	David Rowan: Interview: Mark Byford, acting BBC director-general (Evening Standard) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Not, you understand, that Mark Byford wanted personally to sign off an innocuous 6.07am report on the US primaries, as fond as he is of robust editorial interventions.
		The fear was raised after Byford, standing in for Dyke in October, pulled Michael Crick's five-month Newsnight investigation into Iain Duncan Smith's private office.
		For a man who claims to be "passionate about programmes, and passionate about the creative side of the BBC", Mark Byford betrays a remarkable reluctance to give specific opinions about his passions.
	www.davidrowan.com /2004/02/interview-mark-byford-acting-bbc.html (1300 words)

	Free Press News : Printable Format
		A new era of journalistic caution is being ushered in at the BBC after the acting director general, Mark Byford, said the corporation should not be in the business of competing with newspapers to break exclusive stories.
		Mr Byford, speaking today on a special edition of Radio 4's Feedback, said the job of the BBC was "first and foremost to report news in a reliable, accurate and impartial manner".
		However, Mr Byford added that he wasn't being proscriptive because it was too restrictive to demand that the BBC "must only report whatever everyone else is reporting".
	www.freepress.net /news/print.php?id=2464 (549 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		MATT BORN meets Mark Byford, the man who had been left in charge of the BBC when news of the Queen Mother's death was announced.
		But after the past seven days, Mark Byford may be longing to return to the relative sleepy hollow of his job as head of the BBC World Service.
		Byford rejects two of the main complaints - that Sissons's interview with the Hon Margaret Rhodes, the Queen Mother's niece, was "insensitive" and that the Royal Family was upset by the BBC's coverage.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/04/05/nmed05.xml (1027 words)

	R.R.S. The ReVOLUTION RACING SERIES
		Byford was 5th in a good day for the Donuts, while Erik ensured MORE would not go away empty-handed with an excellent 6th place.
		Mark Harrison was a comfortable winner at Watkins Glen in the second Cooper race of the season.
		Graham "the man" Byford told reporters before the race that he had a secret weapon that he would be using during the race and promised a victory due to this "secret weapon".
	www.cap35.net /4535/20087.html?sessionidkey=sessionidval (18144 words)

	Blogger: Email Post to a Friend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The speed at which the appointment was made makes me think that Grade had already decided Thompson was the man for the job before he officially started the job and the Governors, eager to get the BBC back on the front foot, agreed.
		Mark Byford, who's been acting DG since Greg Dyke resigned, probably gets a little footnote in broadcasting trivia as the shortest-serving BBC Director-General.
		Speaking on behalf of the Board, BBC Chairman Michael Grade said: "We were impressed by Mark Thompson's analysis of the challenges facing the BBC, and by his track record.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=4146836&postID=108516271595935862 (389 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Profile: Mark Byford
		Mark Byford was appointed deputy director general of the BBC last December in an attempt to ensure that reports such as Andrew Gilligan's Today broadcast were never aired again.
		The son of Sir Lawrence Byford, a former chief inspector of constabulary, he intended to train as a barrister after graduating from Leeds University in 1979.
		It is widely expected that Mr Byford will put his name forward, but whether he gets the post depends crucially on who emerges as the next chairman, a process expected to last at least three months.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1134807,00.html (365 words)

	MediaGuardian.co.uk \| Media \| Grade gets his man as BBC ends months of turmoil
		The decision was a blow for Mr Byford, whose short tenure as acting director general was marked by controversy.
		Mr Byford, who came a close second to Mr Dyke when the position was last vacant, found it hard to strike the right tone when he was thrust into the top job in January.
		In their statement, the governors expressed "immense gratitude to Mark Byford for his outstanding stewardship over the last few difficult months".
	media.guardian.co.uk /site/story/0,14173,1222319,00.html (877 words)

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		Byford's time at network news is limited to a nine-month spell in charge of the home news desk in 1988-89.
		By contrast, Mark Thompson, the Channel 4 chief executive and a rival candidate for DG, is seen as possessing an "impeccable" news background, having previously been in charge of Panorama and the Nine O'Clock News.
		Everyone knows Mark is ambitious, but perhaps the chance to become DG came at the wrong time." Another - who would not criticise Mark Byford directly - says: "All this is not imaginary.
	www.worldofradio.com /dxld4047.txt (11922 words)

	The Observer \| Focus \| Birt's revenge
		Byford cut his BBC teeth under Birt and was promoted to head the World Service by his mentor.
		On Friday, Byford said that the BBC existed 'first and foremost to report news in a reliable, accurate and impartial manner...
		But Byford's comment about 'not being about exclusives' has gone down badly with many BBC journalists, who now worry that the acting director-general will be so busy looking over his shoulder that he will forget what news is supposed to be about.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /focus/story/0,6903,1143455,00.html (2342 words)

	Digital Spy - Television - Ryder says BBC's independence is "crucial"
		Acting BBC chairman Lord Ryder has written in the corporation's staff newspaper, Ariel, in praise of acting director-general Mark Byford and promising to uphold the BBC's independence.
		The entire article was made available through the BBC press office, and comes a day after acting director-general Byford sent an email memo to all staff asking them for "support and understanding" - more coverage on that exclusively here on Digital Spy.
		"Mark has stressed that his role is to provide collective leadership with the Executive to ensure that the BBC emerges from this difficult time a strong, independent and vibrant organisation, building on Greg and Gavyn's legacy.
	www.digitalspy.co.uk /article/ds13302.html (413 words)

	The Stage Online :: News :: Thompson to stay at C4 until successor found (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mark Thompson, the newly appointed director-general of the BBC, will remain in his Channel 4 chief executive role until the station has found a replacement.
		But Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson said: “Mark is on six months notice and my expectation is that he’ll stay in the post until we are in a position to announce his successor.
		Speaking for the BBC board Grade said: “We were impressed by Mark Thompson’s analysis of the challenges facing the BBC and by his track record.
	www.thestage.co.uk /news/newsstory.php?sid=2290 (393 words)

	BBC acting DG Mark Byford leading editorial review - Indiantelevision.com's News Room Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Now the acting DG Mark Byford is leading a review of the editorial lessons to be learned for the broadcaster.
		Byford has formed a small review group to assist him in this task over the next three months.
		The review team will support Mark Byford in the work and the Acting DG hopes to take forward the recommendations to the BBC's Board of Governors in June.
	www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/feb/feb189.htm (241 words)

	Mark Byford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mark Byford (1958—) was acting Director-General (Director-General: the director-general is chief executive and editor-in-chief of the bbc....
		He was replaced by new Director-General Mark Thompson (Mark Thompson: more facts about this subject) on June 22, 2004.
		Mark Thompson (Mark Thompson: more facts about this subject)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/mark_byford (130 words)

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		Stephen Parker, vice-president of the Newspaper Society and managing director of regional newspapers at Trinity Mirror, thanked Mark Byford for his comments and said: "Whilst there are similarities in the role of the BBC and Newspaper Society publications, the NS still has reservations in key areas, as has previously been highlighted.
		Mark Byford began his career in local journalism "albeit broadcast rather than print".
		Mark Byford - speech to the Annual Lunch
	www.newspapersoc.org.uk /Documents/Publications/pr2004/mark-byford-agm.htm (754 words)

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