Fran Yanor
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About Fran Yanor
Founder of Midnight Blue Media, Fran Yanor is an independent journalist who has worked in the newspaper, magazine and television industries, including a decade developing content and producing science documentaries. Thanks to the Local Journalism Initiative, Fran is also on contract as a parliamentary reporter at the B.C. Legislature where she covers provincial issues through a rural lens for the Rocky Mountain Goat.
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