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The Free Press hires Block as reporter

Francesca Block

Francesca Block will join The Free Press, Bari Weiss’ new online journalism website,  as a reporter in August. Recently, she was a breaking news reporter at the Des Moines Register, where she covered crime, weather, entertainment, city government and politics.

Block contributed to and worked as a digital and social media editor at TOTI Media Magazines in Florida, a media company which owns five regional magazines and other specialized magazines.

Block graduated from Princeton University.

Be sure to congratulate Block on Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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