LaFrance received her B.A. degree in journalism from
Michigan State University and an M.S. in journalism from
Boston University. She has also served as a staff writer for
Nieman Journalism Lab, at Harvard University, and a reporter in the Washington bureau of
Honolulu Civil Beat, before moving to Washington state. Additionally, she worked as a reporter and news anchor for
Hawaii Public Radio, managing editor for
Honolulu Weekly and news writer for
WBUR—Boston's
NPR affiliate. Formerly a staff writer, she covered technology, politics and the media. Her reporting, titled "The Prophecies of Q", was called a recommended read to understand the group's storytelling techniques by
CNN's media reporter. She also spoke about gender imbalance in American news media on the radio program
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