Matt Zapotosky
Washington, D.C.
Criminal justice editor
Education: Ohio University, bachelor's degree in journalism
Matt Zapotosky is a criminal justice editor, responsible for public safety coverage in D.C. and Virginia. He spent 15 years as a reporter covering law enforcement, 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 Russians.
Earlier in his career, Zapotosky worked covering the federal courthouse in Alexandria and loc