bio

Jennifer Baljko is an award-winning journalist specializing in business, technology, travel, and general interest articles and multimedia content. She also provides professional and creative writing services to corporate clients, community and non-profit organizations, and entrepreneurs.

Her work has appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and online publications. She was a contributing guidebook writer to Explorer Publishing's "Barcelona: The Complete Residents' Guide," and currently manages the Barcelona and Munich sections of WhozHereNow, a travel website launching in 2009. Her personal essays have been featured in "The Best Travel Writing 2008" anthology published by Travelers' Tales and earned various Solas Awards. Please visit the articles section for a sample of recent stories.

Previously, Jennifer worked as a reporter and editor at various trade publications and daily newspapers, including Electronic Buyers' News (EBN), Supermarket News, and the Home News Tribune. Among her professional accomplishments, she was the lead writer on an EBN story that won the Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Award, and her newspaper articles have been recognized by the New Jersey Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Jennifer graduated from Rutgers University, New Jersey, with degrees in journalism and political science. She has participated in several memoir and travel writing, photography, and multimedia workshops. She also completed a broadcast journalism class at San Francisco's City College.

On a personal note, Jennifer is an avid traveler, hiker, and runner. She finished three marathons, and served as public relations/spirit captain for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's San Francisco Team In Training run team.

She now calls Barcelona, Catalonia home.

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