Pete Clifton - Definition

Pete Clifton (b. 1962) is the editor of BBC News Interactive.

He assumed the role in 2003 following the retirement of Mike Smartt. The News Interactive department includes BBC News Online, the BBC News website; the Ceefax teletext service; the digital text service; a variety of news services to mobile phones and other mobile devices.

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 Press Association (PA) and editor of the PA's Teletext service.