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Author Directory

Profiles for the reporting and editing team behind VideoGenNews coverage.

Author

Devin Brooks

Reporter, Benchmark Lab

Devin focuses on benchmark integrity and translates technical evaluation details into plain-language takeaways.

Beat: Benchmark design, reproducibility checks, and model-evaluation caveats

Based in: Chicago, IL

15 published stories

Author

Maya Chen

Managing Editor, Verification & Policy

Maya runs verification standards across the newsroom and leads policy and IP coverage tied to synthetic media.

Beat: Source quality, rights risk, and provenance workflows

Based in: Washington, DC

15 published stories

Author

Sofia Rao

Reporter, Research-to-Product

Sofia tracks the path from research demo to product reality with a focus on what ships, what slips, and why.

Beat: Lab-to-product transitions, feature maturity, and deployment constraints

Based in: San Francisco, CA

12 published stories

Author

Ethan Morales

Reporter, Toolchain Desk

Ethan covers toolchain compatibility issues that determine whether AI video features are usable in production.

Beat: API integrations, editing stack interoperability, and deployment reliability

Based in: Seattle, WA

9 published stories

Author

Nora Ellis

Executive Editor, Model Wire

Nora leads model coverage and turns vendor release notes into practical capability checks for creators and newsroom teams.

Beat: Model launches, release-note verification, and capability deltas

Based in: Brooklyn, NY

9 published stories

Author

Zoe Hart

Reporter, Trend Radar

Zoe maps trend patterns across creator communities and turns noisy signals into actionable coverage leads.

Beat: Creator-language trends, topic clustering, and market sentiment

Based in: Boston, MA

7 published stories

Author

Iris Kim

Reporter, Distribution Intelligence

Iris follows how algorithm and platform updates affect distribution outcomes for video publishers.

Beat: Recommendation systems, audience retention, and channel-level distribution shifts

Based in: Los Angeles, CA

6 published stories

Author

Liam Ortega

Senior Reporter, Workflow Lab

Liam covers how AI video actually ships inside production teams, from prompt versioning to client-ready delivery.

Beat: Creator pipelines, post-production systems, and throughput bottlenecks

Based in: Austin, TX

6 published stories

Author

VideoGenNews Desk

Editorial Team

Collaborative byline for newsroom-wide pieces that combine reporting from multiple desks.

Beat: Collaborative briefs, live updates, and cross-desk explainers

Based in: US Newsroom Network

2 published stories