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
- Starmer is out, but is Britain done with its prime minister churn?
- US tops Australia 2-0, advances to World Cup knockout round as fan euphoria builds
- At G7 summit, Trump seems willing to back Ukraine. Europe isn鈥檛 banking on it.
- Two-tier policing: What is it and why is it dividing Britain?
- The Explainer The World Cup in 2026 is bigger than before. Is it better?
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