Jonathan Franklin
Jonathan Franklin is a reporter on the Newsdesk covering both race & identity and breaking news. Jonathan Franklin is a reporter on the Newsdesk covering both race & identity and breaking news. For the last few years, he has been reporting and covering a broad spectrum of local and national news across the nation's capital. Franklin has been at the forefront of reporting on some of the most significant national stories to break during his time at NPR, including the Tops Supermarket mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., the Waukesha, Wis., Christmas parade attack, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. His reporting can be seen and heard across NPR's digital, social and audio platforms — such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition and NPR News Now. He is also a frequent contributor to ESPN's The Right Time with Bomani Jones podcast. Prior to NPR, Franklin served as a digital multimedia journalist for WUSA, the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C., where he covered the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the Black community, D.C.'s racial protests and demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd, the 2020 presidential election and the January 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. You can quickly scan for Franklin's byline and find hundreds of breaking news and feature stories filled with engaging ledes, videos and live reporting along with well-calibrated anecdotes that center the individuals and communities in service of the journalism he's pursuing. He began his journalism career as a news fellow and freelance journalist for WDCW in Washington.
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The Daily's Verdict
This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.
Bias
75%
Examples:
- Franklin is a frequent contributor to ESPN's The Right Time with Bomani Jones podcast.
- His reporting can be seen and heard across NPR's digital, social and audio platforms — such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition and NPR News Now.
- Jonathan Franklin has been at the forefront of reporting on some of the most significant national stories to break during his time at NPR, including the Tops Supermarket mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., the Waukesha, Wis., Christmas parade attack, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Conflicts of Interest
100%
Examples:
- Franklin has been at the forefront of reporting on some of the most significant national stories to break during his time at NPR, including the Tops Supermarket mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., the Waukesha, Wis., Christmas parade attack, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Franklin is a frequent contributor to ESPN's The Right Time with Bomani Jones podcast.
- His reporting can be seen and heard across NPR's digital, social and audio platforms — such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition and NPR News Now.
Contradictions
95%
Examples:
- Limited applicants are accepted each day during a midday Eastern Time window.
- To be eligible for online renewal, applicants must be at least 25 years old, renewing a passport issued between 2009 and 2015, not changing any personal information, and not traveling overseas for at least eight weeks after applying.
Deceptions
35%
Examples:
- In fact, it appeared to Plaintiffs that American had ordered all of the Black male passengers on Flight 832 off the plane.
- Once all eight men were off the plane, they eventually discovered the reason behind their removal – an employee told the men someone on the plane complained about body odor. Jackson, Joseph and Veal say they were not told they had body odor.
Recent Articles
New Passport Renewal Service: Digital Submission Now Available, but with Daily Limits and Long Processing Times
Broke On: Wednesday, 12 June 2024The State Department has introduced a digital passport renewal service, allowing travelers to upload documents instead of mailing them. The system, which is currently in a limited-service run, closes once the daily application limit is reached and is not available for expedited or urgent travel requests. Processing times remain six to eight weeks. The update forms part of President Biden's 2023 budget, which allocated $163 million towards enhancing online passport services and other government agencies. Three Black Men File Lawsuit Against American Airlines for Alleged Racial Discrimination Over Unsubstantiated Body Odor Complaints
Broke On: Thursday, 30 May 2024Three Black men sue American Airlines for alleged racial discrimination after being removed from a flight due to unsubstantiated body odor complaints; the incident occurred in January 2024 and the lawsuit claims that all Black men on the flight were targeted, sparking comparisons to Rosa Parks' experience. 
Norfolk Southern Agrees to Pay $1.1 Billion in Settlements for East Palestine Train Derailment and Contamination
Broke On: Friday, 03 February 2023Norfolk Southern agrees to pay over $1.1 billion in settlements related to the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, including $600 million to affected residents, $310 million for cleanup costs and penalties, and provisions for long-term environmental monitoring and rail safety upgrades. The settlement still needs federal approval.
