Jon Daniel Franklin (January 13, 1942 – January 21, 2024) was an American writer. He was born in Enid, Oklahoma. [1] He won the inaugural Pulitzer Prizes in two journalism categories both for his work as a science writer with the Baltimore Evening Sun. [2] Franklin held a B.S. in journalism from the University of Maryland. [3] He was professor emeritus of journalism at his alma mater; previously, Franklin taught creative writing at the University of Oregon and was the head of the technical journalism department at Oregon State University. [4] He received honorary degrees from the University of Maryland in 1981 and Notre Dame de Namur University in 1982. [2]
The Canadian television film Shocktrauma is based on the book Franklin co-wrote with Alan Doelp.
Working for The Baltimore Sun, Franklin won the first Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 1979, for covering a brain surgery, [5] and won the first Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism in 1985, for a series about molecular psychiatry, " The Mind Fixers". [6]
Franklin died from esophageal cancer in Annapolis, Maryland, on January 21, 2024. He was 82. [7]
Jon Daniel Franklin (January 13, 1942 – January 21, 2024) was an American writer. He was born in Enid, Oklahoma. [1] He won the inaugural Pulitzer Prizes in two journalism categories both for his work as a science writer with the Baltimore Evening Sun. [2] Franklin held a B.S. in journalism from the University of Maryland. [3] He was professor emeritus of journalism at his alma mater; previously, Franklin taught creative writing at the University of Oregon and was the head of the technical journalism department at Oregon State University. [4] He received honorary degrees from the University of Maryland in 1981 and Notre Dame de Namur University in 1982. [2]
The Canadian television film Shocktrauma is based on the book Franklin co-wrote with Alan Doelp.
Working for The Baltimore Sun, Franklin won the first Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 1979, for covering a brain surgery, [5] and won the first Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism in 1985, for a series about molecular psychiatry, " The Mind Fixers". [6]
Franklin died from esophageal cancer in Annapolis, Maryland, on January 21, 2024. He was 82. [7]