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Julian Turner
Freelance Journalist
Julian Turner is a freelance journalist and Editor of Compelo Energy.
He began his career as a feature writer at IPC Media, before joining the BBC as a staff news and feature writer for the corporation’s commercial web operation.
In 2003, he joined News International as a sub-editor working across eight national newspaper and magazine titles, at the same time contributing features in a freelance capacity to various national publications.
Julian was Senior TV Editor at Global Listings, a television specialist media company, before joining Progressive Digital Media (now Compelo) in 2011, first as Chief Sub-editor, then as Online Content Manager and now as Editor of the brand's energy titles.
He is a regular feature contributor to NRI Digital’s websites, covering renewable energy and growth within power markets, offshore oil drilling, and the market for new and sustainable hydrocarbons, as well as reporting on the aerospace, defence, transport and packaging industries.
Julian also works as a feature writer across Compelo's portfolio of international B2B titles, and contributes blogs to The New Statesman.
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