Marissa Lang

Marissa Lang is a Washington Post reporter covering breaking news, features and hard-to-find stories in the D.C. area that reflect the personality of the region.

A 2011 Merrill alumna and former editor-in-chief of The Diamondback, Lang has gone on to cover natural disasters, the criminal justice system, protest movements, the tech industry and more for newspapers across the country, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Salt Lake Tribune, Tampa Bay Times and Boston Globe.