Mark Preston

CNN VP/Senior Political Analyst
Peabody; 4x Emmy winner/10x Emmy nominated; Cronkite
A big fan of sports teams from God's Country ... if you have to ask ...

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

Thought the same exact … 👇🏻

[Nick Field @nick_field90]

Andy Beshear shooting his shot with his 30 seconds of TV time at the Kentucky Derby

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

Very cool for kids from #Arlington who grew up huge @Patriots fans during the Grogan, Hannah, Stanley, Smith, Tippett, Tatupu era ... and no, not Arlington Texas and not Arlington, Virginia ...

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

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[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

Appropriate Music to introduce the @patriots - @Aerosmith Sweet Emotion ...

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

@pkcapitol @barrysvrluga The Post is lucky to have you @pkcapitol - especially through these times ... the Post is going to need amazing journalists, like yourself, to ensure the Post survives and hopefully, thrives ....

[DeMatha Catholic High School @DeMathaCatholic]

So sorry to learn of the announced demise today of the sports section of The Washington Post. This Post photo, by the award winning photographer Carol Guzy, graced the front page of the sports section in the spring of 1991. It came with a long feature story on DeMatha.

[The Junkies @JunksRadio]

The great @RealMikeWilbon joined @JunksRadio and offered his thoughts on the @washingtonpost: ““It’s a death. It’s a death. I’m not overstating it. I called The Post home for 30 years and 6 months…”

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

FACT CHECK: 1/2 Correct ... times do change, but the failure of those who lead/led storied brands such as Sears and the @washingtonpost to adapt to change is on them, not changing times. Sears, for example, should have downsized, reduced their physical footprint a lot earlier ... and it failed to do so. The Post is leaving money on the table because they don't understand the full business ...

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

The difference between me and @ChrisCillizza ... from bullet point 6 of his substack post:

"If you know me and my work, you know that I am an optimistic person."

You see, Chris and I worked together at @rollcall ... the launching pad for so many great journalists ... It was a killer's row of reporters and editors ... we've lost a few to time, but there are still many of us floating around ... you would be surprised ...

Anyway ... Chris was the "optimistic person" ... if you know me, I was the "pessimistic person" ... but we both worked hard towards the same goal ... and dare I say, we were successful most of the time ... read & subscribe to his substack ... it helps demystify the journalism business.

[Chris Cillizza @ChrisCillizza]

I tried to write an honest analysis of what happened at @washingtonpost.

Yes, Jeff Bezos deserves a big share of the blame.

But it was a series of dumb decisions -- and a refusal to take risks -- over a 20-year period that led to what happened Wednesday.

https://t.co/C5H587mG0L

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

@JakeSherman @barrysvrluga If you are willing to invest a few bucks on the front end ... @JakeSherman is right: A ripe moment for someone to come in and cover a very engaging Sports Town with a loyal fan base ... and this is coming from someone (ME) who grew up in the best Sports Town in the world: Boston.

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

I do wonder what most of these billionaires are thinking ... reality is you are doing to die at some point ... you can't take the money with you but what you may leave behind for your heirs is STILL an ABSURD amount of money AND a LEGACY that will do so much for the coming generations ... dumbfounding to me because it doesnt cost anything other than the ink from a pen and a piece of paper.

But as good friend @AliVelshi once said to me in the 2008 Elections: "But what do I know?" ... as we would laugh at all of the "analysts" who thought they were smarter than the average American or something like that.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2024: $194 billion

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2025: $215 billion

Jeff Bezos wealth today: $249.4 billion

Net increase in Bezos wealth since 2024: $55.4 billion

Cost of Bezos’s 417-foot superyacht: $500 million

Amazon investment in "Melania": $75 million

Original Bezos purchase price of the Washington Post in 2013: $250 million

Bezos net worth in 2013: $25.2 billion

Net increase in Bezos wealth since buying the Post: $224.2 billion

Last reported annual losses of Post: $100 million

Number of years Bezos could absorb those losses with what he makes in a single week: 5

@JeffBezos

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

@M_Errigo sorry to hear the news ... it is the @WashPost loss, not yours ... @JanCBS - I agree with you and the Post clearly was not able to see the revenue opportunities in covering local sports ... in covering local communities - the margins might not be explosive, but it is solid dollars and helps knit the community together. I just hope where some people see despair -- others see opportunity ... it wasn't the physical newspaper that makes the Post - it is the people who fuel it everyday ...

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

Jimmy -
I remember the Roll Call days at the Dubliner where you talked about taking on the Post … In addition to your thoughts …I think you need to take into account Live/In the moment. Did I say Live LiveLive? And be distinctive and broaden scope of coverage; …. we are a company town but there is so much local news … I would add to your list of changes of creating a “super journalism school” that takes J-school kids out of the classroom (you don’t learn how to stare down a county commissioner in a classroom) and put them on local beats … the DMV has so many interesting stories - ask @mikeallen about the NNK - that go unreported …. I learned reporting at a small, local newspaper - I learned how to be a killer from @bresreports … it wouldn’t cost much more and the training these kids would receive …

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

State of Emergency Town Hall

Live Updates: https://t.co/kBNrScwo77

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

But burying your head in the sand is not helpful - realizing how high the hurdle is … is half the battle to clearing it.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

For quality of life, it is better to err on the side of being an optimist and wrong, rather than a pessimist and right

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

@NalinisKitchen Hello, clickbait ... nice to meet you today.

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

Missed Sales/Marketing/Branding Opportunity ... In the @BuffaloBills - @Broncos overtime coin flip the official stated "Heads is America 250" ... Tails is, _______ (he didn't say anything). Can you imagine the marketing/branding and sales opportunities for that short moment in time AND THEN auction the coin for a charity (hello, easy publicity) ... #missedopportunities #IreallydontknowwhatImtalkingabout #honesty

[John Bresnahan @bresreports]

Great pic

[Mark Preston @MarkPrestonDC]

Little things that make a great person.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Winston Churchill reportedly carried a doctor’s note permitting him to drink unlimited alcohol while visiting the United States in 1932, allowing him to bypass Prohibition during his stay.

[Larry Legend☘️ @LarryBirdDaily]

The smartest basketball player in history, demonstrates how to perfectly execute the Pick & Roll.