michael@owenmediarelations.com.au
www.owenmediarelations.com.au
Michael Owen is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience for major news organisations in Australia, the UK and the US. He has an extensive record in daily and breaking news journalism across print and digital platforms.
Worked for major media companies in Australia, the US and the UK, including News Corp, Telegraph Media Group, Daily Mail and MediaNews Group. He has been employed as a news journalist for publications including The Advertiser and Sunday Mail, The Australian, The Mail on Sunday, The Telegraph, The Financial Times, the London Evening Standard and the Oakland Tribune.
A journalism all-rounder, Michael has held key newsroom roles including bureau chief, state editor, chief of staff, sub-editor,... Read more
About me
Michael Owen is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience for major news organisations in Australia, the UK and the US. He has an extensive record in daily and breaking news journalism across print and digital platforms.
Worked for major media companies in Australia, the US and the UK, including News Corp, Telegraph Media Group, Daily Mail and MediaNews Group. He has been employed as a news journalist for publications including The Advertiser and Sunday Mail, The Australian, The Mail on Sunday, The Telegraph, The Financial Times, the London Evening Standard and the Oakland Tribune.
A journalism all-rounder, Michael has held key newsroom roles including bureau chief, state editor, chief of staff, sub-editor, section editor, foreign editor and political reporter.
Won a string of awards for excellence in reporting including Best News Report, Best Feature and Best Columnist at the SA Press Club Awards. Highly commended for both the Sir Keith Murdoch Award and Editorial Innovation of the Year at the national News Awards. Michael is a former Young Journalist of the Year at the SA Media Awards (1998).
In 2019, Michael left The Australian newspaper after a decade as a political reporter and Bureau Chief to launch a media relations consultancy, Owen Media Relations.
Michael has also worked in Corporate Communications at Director level for a multi-national company and been a regular contributor to Sky News Australia.
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