Susan Stapleton
Entertainment Editor·Des Moines Register
Des Moines, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Business · City County Courts · City/county CourtsRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Susan?
Susan Stapleton works as an entertainment editor at Des Moines Register and is publicly associated with business, city county courts and city/county courts, working into North America. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Market
North America · Des Moines
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Susan
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Des Moines Register.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Susan Stapleton cover?
Coverage
- Business
- City County Courts
- City/county Courts
- Crime
Market
- Des Moines
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Susan Stapleton?
Susan Stapleton is a Des Moines-based entertainment editor associated with Des Moines Register. Their published work centres on Business, City County Courts and City/county Courts. The audience sits primarily in North America. Entertainment Editor · Des Moines Register. Susan Stapleton works as a entertainment editor with Des Moines Register, based in Des Moines. Susan Stapleton is entertainment editor at Des Moines Register, based in Des Moines. Virtual Publicist does not yet have enough specific music-coverage evidence to place this profile in a genre or opportunity Collection. The topics that recur across their output are Business, City County Courts, City/county Courts, Crime and Des Moines, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. Reach concentrates on North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Entertainment Editor. Works at: Des Moines Register. Based in: Des Moines, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Susan's coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Entertainment Editor
- Works at
- Des Moines Register
- Based in
- Des Moines, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About Susan Stapleton
Susan Stapleton works as entertainment editor and covers Business, City County Courts, City/county Courts and Crime. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Susan Stapleton is based in Des Moines, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Susan is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Susan's coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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