Washington, D.C, 20th December 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, Jonathan Franklin is a Washington based journalist whose reporting on missing persons cases has helped surface a long standing imbalance in American news coverage. Through his work at NPR, Franklin has examined how race, visibility, and newsroom decision making influence which disappearances receive sustained attention and which fade quickly from public view.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people are reported missing in the United States. News coverage plays a measurable role in shaping public awareness and search momentum. Franklin’s reporting focuses on this early window, when attention determines urgency and silence compounds uncertainty for families.

Franklin’s work frequently intersects with the issues addressed by the Black and Missing Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about missing persons of color. His reporting has highlighted cases and trends often overlooked by national media while maintaining a clear separation between journalism and advocacy. The focus stays on facts, patterns, and lived experience.

Rather than centering individual tragedy as spectacle, Franklin examines systems. He looks at how cases enter editorial pipelines, how language choices frame urgency, and how assumptions about audience interest shape coverage decisions. His reporting asks why some families must fight for basic recognition while others receive immediate saturation.

In interviews, families described weeks of unanswered calls and emails before any coverage appeared. Some learned quickly which details editors wanted and which details were ignored. Franklin documented these accounts carefully, treating family members as primary sources rather than emotional color.

His reporting pairs personal testimony with data. Franklin examined research analyzing thousands of missing persons stories across television, radio, print, and digital outlets. The findings show consistent disparities tied to race and gender. Early coverage correlates with sustained attention. Absence of coverage often signals stalled interest.

Franklin presented this information without accusation. He allowed newsroom leaders and journalists to explain constraints and habits. He also allowed families to explain consequences. The tension between those perspectives drives his reporting.

This approach reflects Franklin’s graduate training at Georgetown University, where he earned a master’s degree in journalism with a broadcast and digital emphasis. His work favors structure and clarity. Sentences stay short. Claims stay narrow. Sources remain visible.

Colleagues describe Franklin as methodical in the field. He records interviews carefully. He checks language. He follows stories beyond their initial release. Missing persons coverage rarely resolves quickly, and Franklin’s reporting reflects that reality.

His NPR reporting on missing persons and media attention gaps has circulated widely. Advocacy groups, journalism educators, and researchers have cited his work in discussions about newsroom equity and ethical coverage. Franklin does not frame his role as corrective. He frames it as descriptive. He documents what coverage choices produce.

“Media attention does not guarantee answers,” Franklin said. “But the absence of attention almost always guarantees isolation. Families feel that difference immediately.”

Franklin’s earlier reporting covered public safety, race, and national crises. He reported on the COVID 19 pandemic’s impact on Black communities, protests following the murder of George Floyd, the 2020 presidential election, and January 6. These beats shaped how he approaches stories rooted in institutional response and public consequence.

A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Franklin holds undergraduate degrees from Wofford College in English and Digital Media and African and African American Studies. His academic background informs how he approaches stories involving race without collapsing complexity into slogans.

His experience at NPR and earlier work at WUSA9 positioned him to report national stories through a local lens. Missing persons cases exist at that intersection. They involve families, law enforcement, journalists, and the public. Franklin traces those connections with restraint.

Franklin’s reporting emphasizes what happens after headlines move on. Follow up matters. Families remain. Systems continue. His work reflects an understanding that journalism shapes outcomes not only through what is published, but through what is ignored.

By documenting disparities rather than reacting to viral moments, Franklin contributes to a deeper understanding of how coverage affects search efforts and public response. His reporting asks readers and listeners to consider a difficult question. Who receives attention when someone disappears, and why.

Jonathan Franklin continues to report from the field, behind a microphone, and on camera. His work reflects a belief that careful reporting, done consistently, can expose patterns hiding in plain sight.

Virginia, US, 20th December 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, Nicole Bazemore, a baker with a business operations background, is bridging the gap between creative cooking and structured process. Her instructional work focuses on helping home cooks reach consistent results by using clear, repeatable systems rooted in practical testing.

Unlike many in the baking world who center content on aesthetics or trends, Nicole emphasizes function. Her recipes and workshops are designed for home environments, with attention to the conditions and tools most cooks already have. She breaks down techniques into manageable parts, offering not only what to do but why it works.

“For most people, baking success isn’t about inspiration. It’s about control,” she says. “When someone understands hydration, timing, and structure, they stop guessing and start building confidence.”

Turning Operations into Instruction

Before she taught baking, Nicole worked in retail and event operations. Her job required managing tight timelines, coordinating moving parts, and building processes that could be repeated by different teams. When she began adapting family recipes to local ingredients, she brought that same mindset into the kitchen.

The result is a baking philosophy rooted in structure. Nicole doesn’t rely on vague cues like “until it feels right.” She teaches measurable indicators: weight, temperature, timing, and response. She’s known for her plain-spoken instruction style and attention to detail.

This approach stands out in a crowded field. Where many creators chase complexity or aesthetics, Nicole simplifies. Her work appeals to people who want to understand why their sourdough collapses or why their pie crust shrinks. And she provides solutions that work.

Documented Testing and Adaptation

Every recipe she shares has been tested multiple times under different conditions. That includes changing flours, room temperatures, equipment, and proofing durations. If a method breaks down, she documents it. If it holds up, she refines it further.

She began by reworking family breads using different types of regional flour. Then she expanded into laminated pastries, enriched doughs, and seasonal desserts. Over time, she built a library of tested techniques that work across various environments.

Nicole’s materials often include substitution guidelines, allowing home cooks to work with what’s available. She teaches how to adapt hydration for fresh vs. aged flour, how to use sour cream in place of buttermilk, and how to swap dairy entirely without compromising structure.

“This is about flexibility,” Nicole explains. “You don’t need perfect conditions to bake well. You need to understand the variables. Then you can work with them.”

Education-First, Always

Nicole’s workshops are structured like short courses. Each session includes a plan, a list of expected outcomes, and follow-up resources. She offers in-person instruction, small group classes, and digital resources for independent learners.

Rather than one-off demos or recipe reels, her sessions follow learning progressions. Students start with dough development, then move to shaping, then fermentation, and finally baking and storage. Each phase reinforces the next.

She also uses real-time error correction as a teaching tool. If a dough tears during shaping or overproof, she walks through why it happened and what to do differently next time.

Her most popular classes include:

• “Structure Before Style: How to Control Dough Behavior”

• “Three Variables That Affect Every Bake (And How to Adjust)”

• “Why Recipes Fail: Testing, Timing, and the Limits of Substitution”

Each one focuses on building skill through understanding, not memorization.

Local Roots, Broad Appeal

While based in Virginia, Nicole’s audience extends beyond state lines. Her practical approach appeals to bakers in rural, suburban, and urban areas. Many of her students join remotely or access her written resources from other regions.

Still, her location shapes her work. Local markets and small farms often influence her ingredient choices. She teaches how regional flour affects hydration, how climate alters fermentation, and how to shift baking schedules based on humidity.

She also works with local organizations, helping coordinate community bakes, library classes, and school-based food literacy programs. Her partnerships include farmers’ market groups, food co-ops, and educational nonprofits.

“Baking is community work. When people feel confident in their kitchen, they bring more to the table—literally,” Nicole says.

An Advocate for Steady Practice

Through all of her work, Nicole maintains one clear message: consistency comes from systems, not inspiration. She encourages home cooks to take notes, track results, and view failure as feedback.

Her instructional materials emphasize measured timelines, batch notes, and technique logs. She even provides printable tracking sheets that help bakers record what flour was used, how long a dough rested, and what temperature the room held overnight.

Her upcoming series will focus on long-term habit formation for home baking: how to build routines around prep, how to store ingredients properly, and how to adjust recipes without starting over.

As Nicole Bazemore continues to grow her platform, she stays focused on one goal: helping regular people bake well, every time.

“Good baking doesn’t require guesswork. It takes planning, observation, and a little patience,” she says. “And anyone can learn that.”