Editors Desk

Washington, D.C.

Staff Writer

Education: American University, MA in Journalism and Public Affairs; University of Notre Dame, BA in American Studies

Marisa Iati is a reporter on the general assignment desk at The Washington Post. She previously worked at the Star-Ledger and NJ.com in New Jersey, where she covered municipal mayhem, community issues, education and crime.

Honors and Awards: New Jersey Press Association, Best Use of Social Media, April 2017

Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish (conversational)

Latest Articles From Editors Desk

Middle East

Israel pounds Gaza after deadly Hamas raid as conflict threatens to spiral

6 months ago

Palestinians inspect a mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Middle East

‘GATES OF HELL’: Israel vows enemy ‘will pay a price it has never known’

Israel’s Prime Minister has declared the country is “at war” with Palestinian militant group Hamas after a “murderous surprise attack”.

6 months ago

Middle East

Hamas claims ‘big number’ of Israeli captives

A senior leader of the militant group has told Al Jazeera that high-ranking officers are among its detainees

6 months ago

Israeli soldiers head south near Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. © AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

Entertainment

Hollywood strikes cost sector thousands of jobs

The American film industry has shed 7,000 positions in September alone, official data showed

6 months ago

Middle East

Israel is at war – Netanyahu

Hamas will pay a price like it never knew before, the country's prime minister has warned

6 months ago

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu © AFP / Ohad Zwigenberg

Middle East

Hamas surprise attack a ‘historic failure’ for Israeli intelligence services

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea. The offensive caught the country completely off guard and represents a "historic failure" for Israeli intelligence services, according to Middle East expert David Khalfa.

6 months ago

Israeli soldiers are deployed in an area where civilians were killed in the southern city of Sderot on October 7, 2023. © Oren Ziv, AFP

Middle East

Russia’s ex-president blames US for Israel-Hamas fighting

Dmitry Medvedev said Washington should have worked to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict instead of supporting Ukraine

6 months ago

Deputy head of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. © Sputnik/Ekaterina Shtukina

Americas

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for exiled coup leader

Juan Guaido fled to Miami earlier this year after three of four Venezuelan opposition factions deserted him

6 months ago

Middle East

In pictures: Scenes of war and chaos after Hamas launch surprise attack on Israel

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise multi-pronged assault that saw armed fighters crossing into several Israeli towns by air, land and sea while thousands of rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip.

6 months ago

Police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on October 7. © Tsafrir Abayov, AP

Sports

Paul Pogba: Juventus midfielder's B sample confirms positive drugs test

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba's failed drugs test has been confirmed after his B sample tested positive.

6 months ago

Paul Pogba rejoined Juventus on a free transfer in July 2022 after his contract expired at Manchester United

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How Indian authorities ‘weaponised’ a New York Times report to target the press

NewsClick, a defiantly critical news site, has been in the Indian government’s sights over the past few years. But there was little to show after extensive financial probes – until the New York Times published a report which enabled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration to use the press to attack the press.

6 months ago

A journalist wears a sticker during a protest against a press crackdown in New Delhi, India, on October 4, 2023. © Arun Sankar, AFP

Africa

Ivory Coast president removes prime minister, dissolves government

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has removed the prime minister and dissolved his government, the presidency's secretary general Aboudramane Cisse said on Friday.

6 months ago

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara photographed at the presidential palace in Abidjan on October 5, 2023. © Sia Kambou, AFP

Politics

Trump endorses Republican speaker candidate

The former president backed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for the role, after volunteering to step in himself

6 months ago

Donald Trump and Jim Jordan hold a campaign rally for Senate candidate JD Vance at Dayton International Airport, November 7, 2022 © AP / Michael Conroy

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An N.B.A. Power Broker, Growing Up and Finding Peace

In a new memoir, Rich Paul, known to many for his long association with LeBron James, details his difficult upbringing and the valuable lessons it taught him.

6 months ago

Rich Paul’s memoir, “Lucky Me,” comes out on Tuesday.Credit...Sinna Nasseri for The New York Times

Europe

Former French president Sarkozy placed under formal investigation in Libya funding probe

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Friday charged as part of an investigation into possible witness tampering, adding to his long list of legal woes, including over illegal campaign financing.

6 months ago

Former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy was placed under formal investigation Friday over funding for his 2007 election campaign. © Philippe Lopez, AFP

Science & Environnement

Narges Mohammadi, Jailed Iranian Activist, Is 2023 Laureate

The activist, who is serving a 10-year sentence in Tehran, was honored “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.”

6 months ago

An undated photo of Narges Mohammadi.Credit...Mohammadi Family Archive, via Reuters

Society

Why the New York City floods should be a wake-up call

Leaders in hard-hit communities say that the city remains unprepared for sudden deluges.

6 months ago

Special Operations Unit rescue personnel with the Westchester County Emergency Services paddle in rafts as they check buildings for victims trapped in heavy flooding in the New York City suburb of Mamaroneck on Sept. 29. Mike Segar/Reuters

Society

Biden criticized for waiving 26 laws in Texas to allow border wall construction

Administration’s first use of executive power often used by Trump alarms environmental advocates and fellow Democrats

6 months ago

The decision to contrasts with Biden administration’s previous statement that ‘building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solution.’ Photograph: Delcia Lopez/AP

Russia-Ukraine War

U.S. military says Russia will defeat Ukraine unless American funding is restored

U.S. funding for Ukraine war is swept up in uncertainty, but there are still 4 ways it could continue.

6 months ago

Business

The F.T.C. Finally Takes On Amazon

The government has filed a long-awaited antitrust suit against the company, which controls a sweeping share of the U.S.’s online-shopping market. What will it accomplish?

6 months ago

Battling Big Tech has the potential to alienate voters who see Amazon as a source of not just life-changing convenience but also jobs.Photograph by Gabby Jones / Bloomberg / Getty

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