About Us

Karen Iris Tucker,
Writer - Reporter

Health, entertainment,
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Karen Iris Tucker

www.kareniristucker.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance journalist adept at reportage, profiles, Op-Ed, and light-hearted service journalism for both print and online. I have a primary interest in women’s health, with an ability to take complex medical information and develop consumer-friendly stories. I have covered pilates for golfers, reproductive cancers, and the intersection where healthcare meets intellectual property, among other subjects. Another concentration is entertainment: I have written over 200 articles, profiling musicians, comedians and actors for TV and film.

SELECTED WRITING

The Advocate, 2,500-word entertainment feature, April 2009 - Career-spanning article on iconic folk-rockers Indigo Girls, featuring an interview with Amy Ray of the acoustic pair at the Los Angeles Troubadour club. The story features supplemental interviews with the Charts editor of Billboard and musician Joan Osborne.

Bergen Record, Op-Ed, September 2008 - Op-Ed on treating ovarian cancer as a chronic disease, featuring interviews with New Jersey oncologists and a survivor. A call for awareness, it made the cautious argument that strides in treatment have been made since comedienne Gilda Radner discussed her personal struggle.

New York Sun, Health reporting, September 2008 - Multi-source article on ovarian cancer, featuring interviews with New York University oncologists and a genetics counselor. This story highlighted signs and symptoms of the disease; gave the personal account of a survivor, and focused on genetic BRCA research.

ADWEEK, Media/culture report, June 2008 - Cover story on nonprofit One Laptop Per Child, which provides third-world children with $100 computers. Features interviews with the founder; volunteers in Cambodia, and an Intel rep who responded to charges that the chip-maker sought to sabotage OLPC’s efforts.

OTHER NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS

The Forward - numerous features for the newspaper’s award-winning Genetics supplement

Village Voice - investigative report on local vandalism and “tall-bike culture”

Time Out New York - over 100 articles, including interviews with Jon Stewart and Joy Behar

Star-Ledger - profiles of musicians, as well as a concert review of Norah Jones

STAFF EXPERIENCE

SENIOR WEBSITE WRITER/EDITOR, WEITZ & LUXENBERG P.C. NEW YORK, N.Y. 2006 - PRESENT

Write and edit website copy, press releases and brochures for law firm. Conduct interviews with

attorneys and write biography copy. Research litigation areas and write on related subjects. Edit copy

of junior writers, add HTML coding, keyword for search engine optimization and post to site.

EDITOR/WRITER, BERNARD HODES GROUP NEW YORK, N.Y. 1999 - 2006

Managed, edited and wrote diversity and healthcare newsletters. Edited and wrote corporate white papers and

business articles. Conducted research and developed website content.

WRITER, APBNEWS.COM NEW YORK, N.Y. 4/00 - 8/00 (SITE FOLDED; I RETURNED TO PRIOR POST)

Wrote and edited daily e-newsletter content for this award-winning crime, justice and safety news site.

Researched historical crimes, FBI files and breaking news stories.

EDUCATION

New School for Social Research — B.A., Journalism