BELO CORP
THIRD AMENDMENT TO BELO 2000 EXECUTIVE COMP. PLAN
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;10.2(6)(c)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>THIRD AMENDMENT TO<BR>
BELO<BR>
2000 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Belo Corp., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to authorization of the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, adopts the following
amendments to the Belo 2000 Executive Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), effective
as of December&nbsp;4, 2003.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paragraph&nbsp;2(d) of the Plan is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) &#147;Change in Control&#148; means the first to occur of the events
described in (i)&nbsp;through (iv)&nbsp;below, unless the Board has adopted a
resolution prior to or promptly following the occurrence of any such
event stipulating, conditionally, temporarily or otherwise, that any such
event will not result in a change in control of Belo for purposes of the
Plan:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;the commencement of, or first public announcement of the
intention of any entity, person or group (within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;3(b) of, and Rule&nbsp;13d-5(b) promulgated under, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, respectively) to
commence, a tender offer or exchange offer (other than an offer by
Belo or any Subsidiary) for all, or any part of, the Common Stock;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;the public announcement by Belo or by any group (as
defined in clause (i)&nbsp;above), entity or person (other than Belo,
any Subsidiary, or any savings, pension or other benefit plan for
the benefit of employees of Belo or any Subsidiary) which, through
a transaction or series of transactions has acquired, directly or
indirectly, beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;13d-3
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
of more than 30% of the total number of shares of Common Stock,
that such group, entity or person has become such a beneficial
owner;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;the approval by Belo&#146;s shareholders (or, if such
approval is not required, the consummation) of a merger in which
Belo does not survive as an independent publicly owned corporation,
a consolidation, or a sale, exchange, or other disposition of all
or substantially all of Belo&#146;s assets; or</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)&nbsp;a change in the composition of the Board during any
period of two consecutive years such that individuals who at the
beginning of such period were members of the Board cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the
election, or the nomination for election by Belo&#146;s shareholders, of
each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of
the directors then still in office who were directors at the
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan is amended by the addition of the following new Paragraph:
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17. <B>Term</B>. The Plan was approved by the shareholders of Belo on May
10, 2000, and will expire on the tenth anniversary of such shareholder
approval. No further Awards will be made under the Plan on or after May
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executed this 5th day of December, 2003.
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BELO CORP.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">By</FONT></TD>
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 /s/Marian Spitzberg</FONT></TD>
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Marian Spitzberg</FONT></TD>
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Senior Vice President/Human Resources</FONT></TD>
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