Francine Kiefer is based in the Los Angeles area as the West Coast Bureau Chief for The Christian Science Monitor. She has won numerous awards for her regional coverage and serves on the board of the Los Angeles Press Club.
She also has a long journalistic history in Washington, D.C. as the Monitor’s Congressional Correspondent and earlier as White House correspondent – covering the administrations of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Other assignments were as commentary editor and editorial writer, also in Washington.
In 1989, Francine reported on the fall of the Berlin Wall as the Monitor’s Germany Bureau Chief. She speaks German.
Francine also worked for nearly five years as the National Editor for The San Jose Mercury News in California’s Silicon Valley.
She holds a BA in English literature from Smith College and an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Goucher College. She has taught workshops on opinion writing at George Washington University and other colleges.
Stories by Francine Kiefer
- As Democrats look for a fighter, Bernie Sanders is striking a chord – again
- Hatched! Baby eagles send spirits soaring for webcam viewers.
- LA fires left blank slate for rebuilding. Whose priorities will chart the path?
- The Explainer Cleanup of LA fires has begun – and toxins are a key challenge
- LA fires claimed places of worship, but congregations still are helping others
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