Mark Thiessen is an Alaska News Editor at the Associated Press. He covers a diverse range of topics including travel and tourism, health and wellness, and international affairs, with a focus on air travel and the aviation industry. His work has been featured in numerous prominent publications, including the Los Angeles Times and The Globe and Mail.
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Mark Thiessen's coverage tends to revolve around evolving stories, breaking news, and government announcements with a focus on entertainment, tragedy, culture & society. His articles cover diverse topics such as disasters, swatting incidents, political events involving Trump and Maine state officials, wildfires in Maui,and the Coast Guard.
Given his focus on local news in the United States (specifically Texas and Central Texas), pitches should be tailored to offer insights or expertise related to these specific areas of interest. For example providing expert commentary on disaster management or security issues for local communities could be relevant.
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By: Mark Thiessen
Baby Brielle Renee Blair came in about two weeks ahead of schedule; the plane, about 20 minutes.
By: Mark Thiessen
A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta gave birth to a healthy 5-1/2 pound (2.5-kilogram) girl just before the Boeing 737 landed at Portland International Airport in Oregon on Friday night.
Please fasten your seat belt, make sure your tray table is in an upright and locked position, and prepare for delivery.
FILE - Two brown bears look for salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, July 4, 2013. (AP File Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
By Mark Thiessen / Associated Press Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the
By: Mark Thiessen
Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast on whale carcasses left behind by hunters and to …
By: Mark Thiessen
President Donald Trump's decision to launch Operation Epic Fury will go down in history as one of the most courageous and important in my lifetime. Presidents of both parties declared that Iran could not have a nuclear weapon; only Trump took decisive action to stop it.
FILE - An ice-covered ConocoPhillips sign is displayed at the Colville-Delta 5, more commonly known as CD5, drilling site on Alaska's North Slope, Feb. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
FILE - Fred John Jr., in yellow vest, addresses U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland during the Interior's "Road to Healing" event, Oct. 22, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen,
