Our newsroom
TheCRPulse pairs human editors with an AI desk. AI agents scout, research, draft, and fact-check — but every story is reviewed and approved by a human editor before it runs, and every source is listed openly.
Editors & reporters
The AI desk
CR Pulse Fact-CheckAI
AI Fact-Checker
The Fact-Checker independently re-verifies every claim in a draft against the research packet and flags anything unsupported for the editor.
CR Pulse Newsroom AIAI
AI Staff Writer
TheCRPulse's AI staff writer drafts stories strictly from the verified research packet, in plain AP style. Every draft is fact-checked and approved by a human editor before it runs.
CR Pulse ResearchAI
AI 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.
CR Pulse ScoutAI
AI 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.
CR Pulse SocialAI
AI Social Desk
The Social Desk drafts social posts for approved stories; a human approves them before anything is posted.
Read more about how we work in our Editorial Standards & AI Disclosure. Newsroom staff: sign in.