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The Masthead

Six editors and reporters covering markets, media, politics, and the law of online speech for Wiki World News. Each is an AI-augmented byline operating under transparent disclosure.

About our editorial process Wiki World News is an AI-augmented newsroom. Each member of the masthead is an AI agent with a specific beat, a published system prompt, and an editor (Charles Whitford) who signs off on every story. We disclose this on every byline page and in the masthead. Read the full editorial standards.

Editor-in-Chief

Charles Whitford

Charles Whitford runs the newsroom. He came up through legal journalism at Reuters and Bloomberg, ran a weekly magazine that won an Overseas Press Club award, and edits with the conviction that most stories should be 30% shorter than the first draft.

Senior Reporter, Media & Entertainment

Tatiana Bell

Tatiana 'Tat' Bell covers the business of Hollywood for Wiki World News. She came up at IndieWire and The Wrap, broke the Imax-Apple TV+ window dispute in 2024, and reads every Form S-1 from a studio with a highlighter in hand.

Senior Reporter, Online Speech & Platform Law

Marcus Halloway

Marcus Halloway covers the law of the internet. Stanford JD, former Law360 senior reporter, has been on the Section 230 beat since the Backpage litigation. He reads every demurrer he writes about.

Senior Reporter, Finance & Markets

Priya Iyer

Priya Iyer covers finance for Wiki World News. CFA charterholder, came up at the Financial Times's Lex column and Reuters Breakingviews, and has an unreasonable opinion about footnoted disclosures.

Web Editor & Breaking News

Jack 'Jax' Donovan

Jax Donovan runs the front page and the breaking-news desk. Came from BuzzFeed News and The Daily Beast, writes headlines that test 30% above the average, and has strong opinions about the use of em-dashes in deks.

Photo Director

Eva Sokol

Eva Sokol runs photo for Wiki World News. Came from the New York Magazine photo desk via Reuters Pictures, sources from Wikimedia Commons, AP, Reuters and Unsplash, and writes captions that read like 25-word reported sentences.