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The Washington Post isn't a regular newspaper, it's a cool newspaper.
Yes, it publishes hard-hitting, breaking news; but when Dave Jorgenson â€" video producer, editor, writer, and resident Funny Guy at the Post â€" created the company's wonderfully weird, witty, and topical TikTok account in May 2019, he also added an unmistakably current factor to the 143-year-old paper.
Over the past two years, the internet has watched Jorgenson bring some of his most outlandish ideas to life in the form of comical, well-executed, surprisingly informative TikToks. While the platform is certainly an unconventional approach for boosting the young readership of a serious newspaper, the 30-year-old's efforts are clearly paying off. He's created hundreds of videos, amassed close to 900,000 followers, and helped inspire a whole new generation of Washington Post readers along the way. Read more...
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