THE DRUM

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   Yahoo CEO Thompson quits after 'innocence' claim is contradicted

   The CEO of Yahoo! sensationally quit at the weekend over errors in his resume. Scott Thompson, 54, had been less than five months in the new job , having been wooed from Paypal. ... Read more

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   United States - 14/05/2012

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   Claims that BBC director-general Mark Thompson concerned about high number of Oxbridge employees

   Claims were made over the weekend that the BBC’s director-general, Mark Thompson, has raised the issue that he was 'disturbed' by the high number of employees who had attended Oxbridge colleges ... Read more

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   London - 07/05/2012

   Media
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   CEO who led hunt for new Yahoo boss steps down from board

   Patti Hart, the Yahoo director who headed the board search committee that picked Scott Thompson as the company’s chief executive - without noticing that his degree was not as advertised - will not stand for re-election. ... Read more

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   United States - 09/05/2012

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   Mark Thompson confirms he will step down from BBC after Olympics

   Mark Thompson, director general of the BBC, has announced that he will step down from his role after the Olympics. ... Read more

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   UK - 19/03/2012

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   Mark Thompson to take on the responsibilities of non-executive chairman of BBC Worldwide

   BBC director general Mark Thompson is set to take on the responsibilities of non-executive chairman of BBC Worldwide with immediate effect, it has been revealed. ... Read more

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   UK - 13/03/2012

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   My Rich List: Steve Ovett, the BBC, George Osborne, Sir John Ritblat, Pippa Middleton, Roman Abramovich and Manchester United

   Just who does Steve Ovett think he is? ... Read more

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   UK - 15/04/2012

   Media
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   National Trust appoints Thompson for North East design brief

   The National Trust has appointed Thompson Brand Partners to create a new visual language for two of its key properties in the North East, Gibside and Wallington. ... Read more

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   North West - 14/02/2012

   Design
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   Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt faces new pressure to resign over BSkyB bias

   Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is facing fresh calls to resign after details emerged of a written memo to David Cameron espousing his support of Rupert Murdoch’s bid to wrest control of BSkyB. ... Read more

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   UK - 25/05/2012

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   New Yahoo boss under fire over degree 'mistake' on his resumé

   Yahoo! is "reviewing" the educational record of its new CEO Scott Thompson after its biggest outside investor said he had wrongly claimed a college degree. ... Read more

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   United States - 04/05/2012

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    Boris demands that incoming BBC director general be a Tory

    Lugubrious London Mayor Boris Johnson has wasted no time in making his presence felt since seeing off his nemesis Ken Livingstone for the second time, by publicly calling on the BBC to appoint a Tory to head up its operations. ... Read more

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    UK - 14/05/2012

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