The carmannews editorial team is small and named. Every story you read on carmannews comes from one of the editors or reporters below. Each profile links to that author’s full archive of carmannews stories, their credentials, and their public conflict-of-interest disclosure.
Editor-in-chief
Marcus Ainsworth — Editor-in-Chief. Marcus founded carmannews in 2024 after 14 years editing general-interest news desks. He sets editorial standards and writes the weekly editor’s letter.
Section editors
Priya Iyer — Business editor. CFA charterholder, 11 years on the personal-finance and small-business beats.
Dr Elena Rivera — Health editor. MD and MPH; nine years in clinical practice before moving full-time into health journalism.
Kenji Tanaka — Tech editor. Eight years reviewing consumer hardware with a bias toward repairability and longevity.
Sarah Bell — Home editor. Licensed US contractor; ten years covering housing, renovation, and the residential trades.
Amelia Ferrante — Lifestyle editor. Travel and food reporting from 38 countries; strict no-comp policy on restaurant reviews.
Reporters and writers
James Okonkwo — Senior reporter. Public records, FOIA, regulatory accountability work that cuts across beats.
Lara Holm — Staff writer. The carmannews explainer column: patient, sourced, jargon-free walks through specific reader decisions.