Washington Post names Mesner-Hage Middle East editor

The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post’s foreign editor Douglas Jehl, deputy foreign editor Jennifer Amur and interim deputy foreign editor Susan Levine:

We’re delighted to announce that Jesse Mesner-Hage will become Middle East editor, driving coverage of a region whose wealth, power, tumult and strategic importance exert an outsize influence on world affairs.

Jesse is a highly accomplished journalist with deep experience in leading international coverage, first at Al Jazeera English and, since 2017, for The Post.

During his time at The Post, Jesse has excelled as an editor in a variety of roles. He joined Video as a commissioning editor before working as senior editor for original video. He moved to Foreign in April as an interim regional editor and has overseen the South Asia and Africa portfolios. His 12 years as an editor at Al Jazeera took him from Washington to Doha, Qatar, where he was responsible for formulating the network’s daily coverage plans.

Jesse took over responsibility for the Middle East team in early September, working with our correspondents in Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Istanbul and Jerusalem.

Jesse grew up in Vermont and graduated from Haverford College with a bachelor’s degree in English.