Jonathan Franklin of Georgetown University Highlights How Coverage Itself Shapes Missing Persons Cases
Washington, D.C, 20th December 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, Jonathan Franklin has reported many high-profile national stories, but one beat continues to shape his thinking: how media attention—or the lack of it—affects the outcome of missing persons cases. In his work for NPR, Franklin has drawn a clear line between editorial decisions made in newsrooms and real-world consequences for families, communities, and the public’s understanding of urgency.
Franklin, who holds a master’s degree in journalism from Georgetown University, believes one of the most underreported facts in American media is this: coverage itself is an intervention. “There’s this quiet assumption that journalism is observational. In missing persons stories, that’s never been true,” he said.
His reporting doesn’t claim to solve cas...
