Stephen Franklin
Franklin, who speaks Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and Spanish, spent time in Egypt teaching journalists while on a Knight International Press Fellowship. He has received two Lisagor awards for business reporting and a George Polk Award for consumer interest reporting with Marcia Stepanek at the Detroit Free Press in 1983. Franklin lives on the North Side of Chicago with his wife, director of a local social services agency. The couple have two children.
Most Recent Articles view all 18
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Who Are the Worst Corporate Scrooges of All?
By Stephen FranklinOur global economic blow-up has not only messed up the lives of mllions—it has made… more
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Where Have All the Labor Writers Gone?
By Stephen Franklin Consider the fate of the labor reporter. A long vanishing breed, there are only a… more
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Black, Urban Neighborhoods are Unemployment’s Epicenter
By Stephen Franklin If you drive a few blocks from Barack Obama’s Chicago home, you are plunged downward… more
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Waiting on the Street Corner, Waiting For a Miracle
By Stephen Franklin CHICAGO—Alejandro waits eagle-eyed on the street corner with the other day laborers. He has three… more
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Trucker’s Dream? Obama Reconsiders 11th-Hour Bush Decision
By Stephen Franklin You're tired. It’s dark. This part of the highway is tough driving. And the humongous… more
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The Workers Behind the Burgers
By Stephen Franklin While you are considering a hamburger tonight, let me tell you something you probably weren’t… more
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