Ken Owen (journalist)

Kenneth Owen (21 February 1935 – 19 March 2015) was a South African journalist and editor of The Sunday Times.[1][2][3]

Owen was editor of The Sunday Times from 1990 to 1996, and transformed it "from a white-read, sensationalist rag to a well-respected newspaper with a majority black readership".[1] In their obituary, the UK's The Independent called Owen "one of the giants of apartheid-era journalism".[1]

References

1. "Ken Owen: Irascible but eloquent journalist who began as a friend of the apartheid regime but was later its vituperative scourge". The Independent. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
2. Mark Gevisser. "Ken Owen: SA's Last Great White Editor". The M&G Online. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
3. "OBITUARY: Decent, if irascible, Ken Owen did not go gentle into the good night". Business Day Live. Retrieved 13 April 2015.