15 April

2022 Client Coverage

At Owen Media, we’re fortunate to work with some of the most influential technology companies in the world. Our media relations efforts focus on developing and telling stories that resonate with editors… from print and Web-based outlets, to television and radio broadcasts, and beyond. Here is a list of coverage that we’ve secured for our […]

1 August

WFH Is Here to Stay

Work from home is one of the best things to happen to workers and the companies that employ them. Amidst the pandemic, WFH comes out as a win for everyone. Commute-free workers have the ability to focus on work without gridlock or the distraction of workplace drama. Hard workers benefit from improved meritocracy where employees […]

4 January

2021 Client Coverage

At Owen Media, we’re fortunate to work with some of the most influential technology companies in the world. Our media relations efforts focus on developing and telling stories that resonate with editors… from print and Web-based outlets, across to television broadcast producers. Here is a list of coverage that we’ve secured for our clients in […]

9 April

Fit to Tweet

This is an exciting time for journalism. Social media nearly owns the news distribution business. While most people still rely on TV for their news, they turn to social media before radio and print. It’s time to start thinking about the news as social media content, not long form journalism. The reporting is the same, […]

5 April

Post Journalism Society

Instead of talking about why newspapers aren’t working let’s talk about why social media is working. We’ve come to the point in this decade-long conversation that I think we can stop wringing our hands about traditional journalism outlets and start celebrating the success of social networks. Should we care about the death of newspapers? Except […]

27 March

Let the CDC speak

Today our elected officials are making choices that impact trillions of dollars and millions of lives. Forget about 9/11 and the subprime mortgage collapse, COVID-19 is the biggest story in America since WWII. But where can you get unbiased, factual news? Among the 55 articles listed in today’s NYT top stories, 47 are about the […]

6 March

Fistbump and grind

Seattle has become the Wuhan, China of America. It’s the first city to report a Covid-19 infection, the first city to report a Covid-19 death, and today is the first city picked by the Trump Administration as destination non grata for virus-free Americans. Don’t visit Seattle, they said. How does it feel to operate a […]

6 March

Macy’s: A tale of two coffees

Macy’s pulled the plug on its downtown store last month. Macy’s, and before that the Bon Marche, had acres of Hanes T-shirts and countertop appliances at 4th and Pine downtown. Some people are wringing their hands over the end of department stores, but not me. I welcome the Amazon world. Coincidentally AWS leases the top […]

27 February

Seattle Art

Long ago you could find art studios throughout Seattle neighborhoods, including downtown. They might open their doors for First Thursday. More often they would host ad hoc shows. The Virginia Inn used to invite artists to come to the tavern and paint dishes. I recall sitting in the V.I. with those artists when a young […]

7 January

2020 Client Coverage

At Owen Media, we’re fortunate to work with some of the most influential technology companies in the world. Our media relations efforts focus on developing and telling stories that resonate with editors from print and Web-based outlets, across to television broadcast producers. December 18, 2020 / Database Trends & Applications: The State of Machine Learning […]