Marian Chia-Ming Liu is a projects editor focused on new initiatives, which includes Lede Lab, The Post’s storytelling R&D team, and other strategic initiatives. She works with partners across the company to identify and realize opportunities to expand the reach of Post journalism.

Previously she was operations editor with Metro, where she trained staff on Ellipsis, The Post’s primary digital publishing system. She worked to optimize and strategize audience goals for projects on topics ranging from critical race theory and midterm elections to abortion and vaccine requirements. She was also the projects editor on “The Attack: Before, During and After.” She has helped conceive of several projects, including notable stories about Asian culture, documenting the rise in anti-Asian attacks, reclaiming her own Chinese name and why K-pop is so popular. Prior to joining Metro, Marian worked as an operations editor with By The Way, helping launch The Post’s digital travel vertical.

Before The Washington Post, she was a writer, music critic and editor at CNN in Hong Kong and several newspapers, including the Seattle Times, San Jose Mercury News and Source Magazine. She also launched a hyperlocal entertainment site and app for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Liu has also taught at San Francisco State University and the University of Hong Kong. She has directed a college multimedia program for the Asian American Journalists Association and Unity Journalists.

Chia-Ming Liu briefed National Press Foundation fellows in June 2024: From Immigrant Roots to Influential Editor: Marian Chia-Ming Liu’s Story. She also briefed fellows in February 2025: Social First: How Journalists Can Win Gen Z Audiences.