A New Chapter
- christinafuocokara
- Sep 7, 2025
- 3 min read
Hi everyone! My name is Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, and I am an award-winning journalist and editor. My journalism career has been remarkable. Take a look.
Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
480-208-9603 (cell)
Experience
August 2011 to September 2025
Times Media Group
Tempe and Tucson, Arizona; Denver; and Southern California
Most recent position: Executive Editor
Responsible for collecting, assigning and editing copy for all markets and publications. I managed a team of about 30 throughout the papers listed above.
August 2000 to present
Freelance writer
Have written for the likes of People, Billboard, RollingStone.com, MTV.com, The Flint Journal, The Detroit News, VenuesNow and Pollstar.
February 2008-August 2011
Apache Junction News
Apache Junction, AZ
Reporter/Copy Editor
Responsible for covering all aspects of city government, as well as copy editing entire paper. Design pages using Adobe InDesign.
March 2006-May 2008
WorldatWork
Scottsdale, AZ
Writer/Editor
Responsible for writing and editing human resources-related material for workspan magazine and WorldatWork’s website.
May 2004-March 2006
Apache Junction Independent
Apache Junction, AZ
News Editor
Responsible for five-person staff; covering the city of Apache Junction and writing five news stories for the front page and assorted inside stories.
December 2002-June 2003
East Valley Tribune
Mesa, AZ
Copy Editor
Edited stories and wrote headlines for the A section.
October 2001-November 2002
The Oakland Press
Pontiac, MI
Feature/Entertainment Reporter/Copy Editor/Page Designer
Primarily wrote entertainment stories – record reviews, TV features and movie features -- for The Oakland Press. Also designed pages, wrote headlines for Panorama and Marquee sections, including section fronts, using QuarkXpress. Also worked as listings editor.
June 1999-August 2001 detroit.citysearch.com
Birmingham, MI
Senior Content Producer
Created and edited copy daily for USA Network-owned Web site; managed a staff of four full-time writers, one photographer and 15 freelancers; managed monthly budget for the editorial department; and did interviews and created copy for entire chain.
December 1992-June 1999
Observer & Eccentric Newspapers
Livonia, MI
Music Journalist/Page Designer/Copy Editor
Served as pop music editor/reporter and copy editor for the Arts and Entertainment sections, covering local, indie and national bands weekly; paginated and designed pages using QuarkXpress; and copy edited feature stories. Also served as listings editor.
May 1989-December 1992
Macomb Daily/Daily Tribune
Royal Oak, MI
Copy Editor/Feature Reporter/Wire Editor
Worked as a music and general entertainment reporter; edited feature stories; designed pages with Hastech and served as substitute copy desk chief for the daily papers.
Selected clips
Education
1986-1990
Oakland University
Rochester, MI
Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism.
Awards
First Place, Arizona Press Club’s Community Sports Investigation,
2022; Coyotes’ Christian Fischer is a calming force
Third Place, Arizona Press Club’s Community Sports Feature,
2022; Top (Under) Dog: Conor Garland quietly becomes the Coyotes’ secret weapon
Third Place, News Story, Arizona Newspapers Association, 2021;
Second Place, Arizona Press Club’s Community Arts Reporting,
2020
Third Place, Arizona Press Club’s Community Headline Writing,
2020
Second Place, Arizona Newspaper Association’s News Story of the Year, 2019
Second Place, Arizona Press Club’s Community Journalist of the Year, 2018.
Second Place, Community Health Reporting, Arizona Press Club, 2018.
Second Place, Arizona Press Club, 2015, SanTan Sun News:
“Traveling with the team: Chandler National Little League AllStars take over Tainan.”
Honorable Mention, Arizona Press Club, 2011, Valley Times, "Tails from the Gate," a story about tailgating at the Arizona Cardinals games.
First place, Enterprise Story, Class B, 1998 Michigan Press Association award for “It’s No Laughing Matter,” a story about nitrous oxide abuse.
Nominee, 1998 Observer & Eccentric Newspapers’ Journalist of the Year.
Part of a team who won first place, Class D, 1997 MPA award for Best Young People’s Coverage.
Part of a team that won Associated Press award for coverage of 1991 Royal Oak (Mich.) Post Office shootings.