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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. Follow her on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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