Jessica Kantor

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Independent Journalist

About Me

Jessica can mentor on freelance/independent journalism careers, communications strategy, how to have a career that honors the stories that you want to tell, relationship building with editors and publications, how to be an ethical journalist while prioritizing narratives/stories that make the world a better place, and how to have a dual career in journalism and comms.

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