Webby Award — “Connected”
Motherboard’s “Connected” won a 2017 Webby Award in the Video category for drama (individual short or episode), during Franzen’s time as Managing Editor.
Journalism awards
Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award
The Popular Science story “Monkeys Drive Wheelchairs Using Thought Alone,” which Franzen edited as Digital Director, won a 2016 Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award for excellence in medical science reporting.
Ten NAREE Awards
Inman won ten awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors in 2018 and 2019, while Franzen led the newsroom as Editor in Chief.
Screenwriting award
Best Screenplay — “Off-Duty”
Franzen’s screenplay “Off-Duty” won Best Screenplay at the 2015 Long Island International Film Expo.
Academic honors
Franzen graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, where he studied Magazine Journalism and Religious Studies from 2005 to 2009.
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