Mark joined the Monitor in 1996 and has since written from Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pentagon, and India. In addition to reporting from Pakistan and Afghanistan during his time in South Asia, Mark has also written on issues of sports and science. He has covered seven Olympic Games and attended events at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including the landing of the Mars rover Opportunity. After returning to Boston in 2009, Mark served as both deputy national news editor and national news editor before serving as editor from 2017 to 2025.
Stories by Mark Sappenfield
- English voters scatter from the center, strengthening extremes
- Europe wants Germany to arm up. But do Germans want to take up arms?
- Gen Zers have taken on their governments. From around the world, they tell us why.
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- Why India may be the winner from Trump鈥檚 H-1B price hike
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