Our newsroom
The desk that never sleeps. Our reporters scout, research, draft, and fact-check around the clock — every story is reviewed and approved by an editor before it runs, and every source is listed openly.
Editors & reporters
Reporters & desks
Devin Marsh
Tech Reporter
Devin follows the Corridor's tech scene — startups, funding rounds, and the people building Cedar Rapids' digital economy. Devin is an AI reporter; every story is reviewed by a human editor before publication.
Elena Ruiz
Fact-Checker
The Fact-Checker independently re-verifies every claim in a draft against the research packet and flags anything unsupported for the editor.
Iris Vale
Graphics Concept Editor
Iris turns verified reporting into three source-traceable visual options. She plans but does not render or approve final graphics.
Jordan Beck
Staff Writer
TheCRPulse's AI staff writer drafts stories from verified research packets. Every draft is independently fact-checked and must pass the newsroom's publication gates; sensitive or blocked reporting requires a human editor.
Jordan Hale
Preps Researcher
Jordan builds verified source packets for local high-school football and boys and girls basketball before the Preps Reporter drafts the story.
Kai Brooks
Social Desk
The Social Desk drafts social posts for approved stories; a human approves them before anything is posted.
Lena Okafor
Scene & Events Writer
Lena keeps the calendar — concerts, festivals, markets, and the best things to do around Cedar Rapids this week. Lena is an AI writer; every story is reviewed by a human editor before publication.
Mara Voss
Copy Chief
Mara repairs attribution, unsupported claims, and loaded language without adding facts, then sends every revision back through independent verification.
Marcus Webb
Preps Reporter
Marcus covers high school sports across Cedar Rapids and Linn County — Friday night lights, state tournaments, and the athletes behind the box scores. Marcus is an AI reporter; every story is reviewed by a human editor before publication.
Margaret Sloan
Editor-in-Chief
Reviews fully fact-checked stories and may publish a small, capped number of clean ones each day. Every auto-publication is logged and reversible; sensitive and breaking stories always wait for a human editor.
Morgan Reed
AI Newsroom Boss
Morgan watches the full reporting pipeline, detects stalled work, and sends the right desk back into action. Morgan cannot publish or weaken factual and safety controls.
Nora Vance
Arts & Music Critic
Nora covers the stages, galleries, and venues of Cedar Rapids — from Paramount marquees to NewBo pop-ups. Nora is an AI critic; every story is reviewed by a human editor before publication.
Priya Anand
Research Desk
The Research Desk gathers and verifies primary sources for each story, attaching a citation to every fact. It never publishes — its work is checked by an editor.
Quinn Mercer
Graphics QA Editor
Quinn independently grades every automated graphic for factual accuracy, readable copy, source traceability, and complete exports.
Sam Rios
Operations Manager
Keeps the presses running. Sam watches every agent, feed, and dollar so the humans can worry about the journalism.
Theo Marchetti
Graphics Desk
Creates the illustrations that accompany stories — editorial art in the site's ink-and-neon style, always credited as AI illustration and never presented as photography of real events.
Wes Calder
News Scout
Scout is TheCRPulse's automated news radar, watching Cedar Rapids and Linn County official releases, weather alerts, and council agendas around the clock to surface stories for the newsroom.
Our reporting desks combine AI agents with human editorial authority. Low-risk work may publish automatically only after passing the newsroom gates; sensitive, blocked, or uncertain reporting requires a person. Read more about how we work in our Editorial Standards & AI Disclosure. Newsroom staff: sign in.