Mark Preston
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As South Carolina Polls Close, FNC, NBC Declare Newt Gingrich Winner; CNN Waits - Posted January 21, 2012
At 7pmET as the polls in South Carolina closed, Fox News and MSNBC returned from a commercial break and made the call that Newt Gingrich had won the primary there. On CNN, no call was made despite exit polls showing Gingrich in the lead. "We want ... [FishbowlNY]
Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted July 5, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY -- Holiday Weekend Edition
CNN Senior Political Editor Mark Preston: "Just watched 13 and counting fishing boats leave #Hatteras aboard ferry from #Ocracoke."
Liquid wee... [FishbowlDC]
Forget Humans in D.C., Just Dogs (Part V) - Posted November 12, 2010
Dear FishbowlDC Readers,
Yesterday we claimed that Thursday was the end of DogBowl 2010. But we lied. After the stampede of pictures that we received yesterday, today will be the final day. To answer Roll Call's Christina Bellantoni's tweet request to run a similar feline contest, the answer has to be simply:... [FishbowlDC]
CNNPolitics.com Sports a New Look - Posted September 28, 2010
CNN.com spruced up its CNNPolitics.com in time for the buildup to the midterm elections.
New features include: "The Top 5," a da... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]
Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted June 18, 2010
Quote(s) of the Day
Patriotism with a flare
"The national anthem is not about who sings it. Pisses me off. Just sing the damn song." --The Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes in a Thursday tweet. (And who doesn't love being angrily ordered to sing the anthem?)
A slice of WH journo life... [FishbowlDC]
It's Election Night: Where's CNN? - Posted June 9, 2010
It's 11:13 p.m. Tuesday night. There are a slew of political primaries taking place around the country.
And where is CNN?
Slate's chief political correspondent and CBS contributor John Dickerson said on Twitter: "On CNN it's like there aren't elections to... [FishbowlDC]
CNN's Preston Gets Prestigious Promotion - Posted June 4, 2010
Mark Preston is moving up in the world of CNN to be the network's Senior Political Editor.
CNN Political Director and V.P. of the network's D.C. Programming Sam Feist raved about him in a statement, saying, "Mark's sources in the political world are extraordinary and have led Ma... [FishbowlDC]
Journos in the Age of Social Media - Posted April 27, 2010
On May 6, PoliTwitch! brings you scribes discussing the journalism profession in the age of social media.
The Panel
Peter Cherukuri, DC Bureau Manager, HuffPost
Patrick Gavin, Politico
... [FishbowlDC]
Morning Reading List 07.21.09 - Posted July 21, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC!
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Happy Birthday to CNN's ... [FishbowlDC]
DC Media Folks <3 Alex Wellen: "Lovesick" Launch Party - Posted July 10, 2009
A variety pack of writers, producers, novelists and inventors ventured from the unseasonably cool night and into the hotter-than-a-Ginuwine-video steaminess to get their prescriptions filled last night.
"Lovesick", Alex Wellen's new novel, was the reason. Qui... [FishbowlDC]
Morning Reading List 07.10.09 - Posted July 10, 2009
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