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My name is Owen Spencer-Thomas, and I am a journalist, writer/broadcaster, speech trainer and media consultant. I am very fortunate to enjoy a stimulating profession, which allows me to travel and meet all sorts of interesting people. Here is some background information.
Much of my career has been spent in television. I have spent over three decades as a news journalist, first working for the BBC and later Anglia Television.
11 years ago, I became the media spokesperson for the Diocese of Ely. Since moving on in March 2011, I have been working as a freelance broadcaster, trainer and consultant.
I have published a collection of useful articles, which are updated regularly and published on this website. If you have a story to tell on radio or TV, or you're looking for good press coverage, you'll find pages of valuable info on journalism and the media. I've also published some articles I wrote for the Ely Ensign in the hope you will find these of interest.
- I have compiled a range of Media Tips for those who want to know more about working with the media.
- There's an article on News Values, the factors that contribute to the degree of interest a news story stimulates and to its importance.
- And I also have several pages with tips for Taking Photos for the publication in the media.
- You can find more personal information in the Biography section.
- You can view my Photo Gallery which is divided into categories of Personal Gallery and Professional Gallery interest. In 2010, my daughter and I celebrated 100 years between us. This gallery contains hundreds of pictures from this memorable occasion.
This week's blooper
My thanks to the reporter covering a recent inquest for this one:
"The deceased man had no previous history of suicides."
Could this be the first case of Repetitive Suicide Syndrome?
Enjoy!
My website was first published in 1999. Since then I have had tens of thousands of visitors from around the world:
