Ken Owen
South African journalist
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| Intro | South African journalist | |
| Places | South Africa | |
| was | Journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism | |
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| Birth | 21 February 1935 | |
| Death | 19 March 2015 (aged 80 years) | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Kenneth Owen (21 February 1935 – 19 March 2015) was a South African journalist and editor of The Sunday Times.
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". In their obituary, the UK's The Independent called Owen "one of the giants of apartheid-era journalism".