Christopher Fox Graham

Know what to trust & distrust on social media

In June 2016, researchers at Columbia University and the French National Institute published a study concluding that 59% of links shared on social media are never clicked and read and that people share news stories based on headlines alone. To...

Honor those who served and fell in America’s conflicts

Residents and visitors have noticed the American flags and some Prisoner of War-Missing in Action flags along State Route 89A, installed late last week in preparation of Armed Force Day — held on the third Saturday in May —...

Letter of advice to graduates of the Class of 2026

To the graduating Class of 2026, I offer this advice. Wear sunscreen. It’s good advice I heard once in a Baz Luhrmann song. “Youth is wasted on the young” is a phrase you will one day understand, but only too...

Sedona police arrest man shooting gun off Soldier Pass Road

Sedona Police Department responds to gunfire near homes; city issues ‘shelter-in-place’ notice to surrounding neighborhoods Gunfire in a neighborhood lead to a shelter-in-place notice issued to residents on the north end of Soldier Pass Road on Thursday, May 21. Sedona residents...

Court orders initiative back on the ballot

Judge Napper rules Cultural Park item doesn't alter zoning Park Preservation Act initiative is not unconstitutional and must be placed before voters. Attorneys representing the city of Sedona, Sedona City Council and the Sedona City Clerk sued the Save Sedona Committee,...

Celebrate all our mothers for the gifts they gave us, and continue to give

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10, the day when we celebrate our mothers, grandmothers, wives and daughters with brunches or breakfasts, flowers or just a phone call for those of us who live too far away to travel. The...

Lawyer alleges constitutional violation for Uptown incident on April 8, demands $50K

Brandon J. Grable, an attorney based in San Antonio, Texas, has sent a "pre-suit demand and notice of intent to file" a federal lawsuit claim under Title 42 U.S. Code §1983 alleging Sedona police violated the constitutional rights of...

Board Chairwoman Deb McCasland’s latest stunt puts Yavapai College in legal jeopardy

Yavapai College governing board Chairwoman Deb McCasland has sunk to new lows and in her bid to retain the fleeting power she holds as chair, with a stunt that defies convention and teeters on the brink of illegality. At the...

Jennifer Wells Secker

Jan. 7, 1942 — March 24, 2026 Jennifer Sue Secker, of Sedona, died on March 24. Jennifer is survived by her brother, Warren Wells, and sister, Julie Stewart; her children, Chris Katsaras and Julie Davis ; and Jim’s...

City of Sedona releases results of Western Gateway / Sedona Cultural Park survey

The city of Sedona’s released the results of the recent Western Gateway/Sedona Cultural Park survey. Sedona City Council asked for a statistically valid public opinion poll to gauge the interest of Sedona residents by sending out a survey to registered...

About Me

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been a guest contributor in Editor & Publisher magazine and featured in the LA Times, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He lectures on journalism, media law and the First Amendment and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. In January 2025, the International Astronomical Union formally named asteroid 29722 Chrisgraham (1999 AQ23) in his honor at the behest of Lowell Observatory, citing him as "an American journalist and longtime managing editor of Sedona Red Rock News. He is a nationally-recognized slam poet who has written and performed multiple poems about Pluto and other space themes."
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