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

What we know about US strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria

The United States on Friday carried out strikes against Iranian forces in Iraq and Syria in retaliation over a drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan.

3 months ago

US soldiers patrol an area in the town of Tal Hamis, southeast of the city of Qameshli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on January 24, 2024. © Delil Souleiman, AFP

Middle East

Aid to Gaza and beyond at risk of collapse due to funding cuts, says UNRWA

UN body warns it could be forced to shut by end of month unless US, UK and others restore suspended aid money Middle East crisis

3 months ago

A Palestinian boy is given a bag of flour distributed by UNRWA in Rafah, southern Gaza. Many countries have paused funding after Israel’s allegations about UN staff. Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Society

‘If Instagram didn’t exist, it wouldn’t have happened’: a mother’s search for her trafficked daughter

Two years after Robyn Cory’s daughter was groomed at 15 on Meta’s platform and sold for sex by a gang, she is still missing

3 months ago

View image in fullscreen Robyn Cory at home in Houston with a photo of her daughter Kristen. ‘My message for other parents is: don’t let your kids have social media,’ says Cory. Photograph: Tola Olawale/The Guardian

Americas

Can Lula fix Brazil’s fiscal mess?

Reform of the world’s most complicated tax system will cut businesses’ costs—if lobbies permit it.

3 months ago

Getty Images / Taxing times for Mr Haddad

Cinema

Is AI the future of movie-making?

Soon you may watch a blockbuster entirely generated by AI

3 months ago

Ken Watanabe stars in "The Creator"SOURCE: 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS

Entertainment

The Taste of Things to How to Have Sex: Ten of the best films to watch in February

Including The Taste of Things, How to Have Sex and a documentary about Albert Einstein and the Manhattan Project – this month's unmissable movies to watch and stream.

3 months ago

Tech

Zuckerberg wins on Wall Street after Washington hit

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta had a bad day in Washington this week. But on Wall Street, it took a victory lap.

3 months ago

Cinema

A new “Mr and Mrs Smith” is about more than action, money and sex

In the TV version, the assassins’ mission is to make you think about marriage

3 months ago

United States

Pentagon Chief Apologizes After Secret Hospital Stay

Lloyd Austin apologized for not disclosing his cancer diagnosis in his first public comments about the secrecy surrounding an extended hospital stay.

3 months ago

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaking at a Pentagon press briefing. PHOTO: KEVIN WOLF/ASSOCIATED PRES

People

Justin Timberlake’s brutal swipe at Britney

“I’d like to take this opportunity …” Justin Timberlake has thrown major shade at Britney Spears prior to singing their break-up anthem at a concert.

3 months ago

Justin Timberlake has seemingly taken a brutal swipe at Britney Spears during his New York concert.

Music

TikTok Just Lost a Huge Catalog of Music. What Happened?

Universal Music Group pulled songs by Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and other stars after failing to agree on a new contract. Here’s what’s at stake.

3 months ago

Billie Eilish’s music is vanishing from TikTok after her label’s contract with the social media platform ended this week.Credit...Mohammed Badra/EPA, via Shutterstock

Mobile

‘Miles ahead’: Samsung takes on iPhone

The war with Apple’s iPhone has intensified as this new phone unleashes a camera that is “miles ahead”.

3 months ago

Picture: Supplied The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra wins in many of our test categories overall, but does any of that matter in the end.

People

Kelly Clarkson explains rapid weight loss

Kelly Clarkson’s recent, noticeably rapid weight loss was sparked by a warning from her doctors, the singer and talk show host has revealed.

3 months ago

Clarkson said the weight loss came about because she had been “listening to her doctor.”

Sports

Lewis Hamilton reportedly leaving Mercedes for Ferrari in F1 surprise

Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton is on the verge of completing a sensational switch to a new team in search of another title.

3 months ago

Lewis Hamilton's move from Mercedes to Ferrari would shake up the sport. (Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post)

Media & TV

TikTok may lose Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and more as licensing dispute grows

Universal Music Group threatens to remove music from social media platform

3 months ago

Tech

TikTok, a pioneer in short, vertical videos, now wants horizontal ones

The app is offering incentives for creators who post long-form landscape videos, but many remain skeptical

3 months ago

Tech

‘Microsoft is back.’ How AI put the five-decade-old tech giant on top again.

.The software giant’s market value passed $3 trillion, only the second corporation to ever do so.

3 months ago

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Celebrity Photos

Calvin Klein, 81, steps out with boyfriend, 35

Fashion designer Calvin Klein has been seen out and about with his much younger model boyfriend, Kevin Baker.

3 months ago

Calvin Klein and Nick Gruber dated from 2010 to 2012. Picture: Matthew Peyton/Getty Images

Entertainment

Allen Media Group Makes $14.3 Billion Offer for Paramount Global

Offer comes as Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance Media have expressed interest in Paramount

3 months ago

Byron Allen seeks to add CBS and the Paramount Hollywood studio to his media assets, which include the Weather Channel and HBCU GO. PHOTO: JEROD HARRIS/GETTY IMAGES

Sports

South Africa stun Morocco to reach AFCON quarter-finals, Mali also through

Morocco became the latest giants to be toppled at a shock-filled Africa Cup of Nations when they fell 2-0 to South Africa on Tuesday, while Mali also booked a quarter-finals place.

3 months ago

Evidence Makgopa (R) puts South Africa ahead against Morocco © SIA KAMBOU / AFP

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