Maria Latella

{{short description|Italian multimedia journalist (born 1957)}}

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Maria Latella (born 13 June 1957, in Reggio Calabria) is a multimedia journalist, columnist for Il Messaggero, Rome's leading daily newspaper, TV anchor woman and interviewer. She works for Sky Italia's SkyTg24, on the Sunday morning program "L'Intervista."{{Cite news|url=http://uchicagogate.com/2016/05/17/we-need-women-because-we-need-a-better-world-maria-latella-on-journalism-international-politics-and-women-in-power/|title="We Need Women, Because We Need a Better World": Maria Latella on Women in Power|last=Sangam|first=Riddhi|date=17 May 2016|work=The Gate|access-date=11 June 2016}} The show was voted Italy's best political/current affairs TV program of 2012).

She has written several books, including "Tendenza Veronica", the first biography of Veronica Berlusconi.{{Cite news|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=200407031025649601&site=ehost-live|title=Shorts|date=3 July 2004|work=The Australian|url-access=subscription |access-date=11 June 2016|via=EBSCO}} Latella was a political correspondent for the national newspaper "Corriere della Sera" and then editor of the weekly magazine "A". She also worked from Italy for Nbc.

Maria Latella is married, has a daughter and lives between Rome, Milan and Paris.

She received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2019.