Matt Zapotosky
Washington, D.C.
Deputy Metro Editor
Education: Ohio University, bachelor's degree in journalism
Matt Zapotosky is Deputy Metro Editor, responsible for overseeing criminal justice and breaking news coverage and other strategic initiatives. Before moving into editing, he spent 15 years as a reporter covering law enforcement as a Metro and National reporter, most recently on the Justice Department beat. He was part of The Washington Post team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, for reporting on the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol. He was also a part of The Post team that won a George Polk Award, for reporting in 2017 on ties between the Trump campaign and Kremlin-connected Russian
