Dave Jorgenson

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Dave Jorgenson
NationalityUnited States
Alma materDePauw University (BA)
OccupationJournalist
Years active2014–present
EmployerIndependent Journal Review
The Washington Post
Known forTikToks

Dave Jorgenson is an American video producer. He is best known as the face of The Washington Post's TikTok account.[1][2][3][4][5][6] As of October 2020, the account has 740,000 followers and 27.8 million likes.[7]

Early life[]

Dave Jorgenson was born to Mary and Mark Jorgenson.[8] He graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kansas in 2009.[8] He was the sports editor for the school's yearbook, and member of the Pep Club, drumline, theater and basketball.[8] Jorgenson attended the University of Tulsa[8] and graduated from DePauw University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing.[9][10][11] Jorgenson was an Eagle Scout.[11][12]

Career[]

Jorgenson interned at The Colbert Report during the 2012 election.[8][11] From 2014 to 2017, he produced videos for the Independent Journal Review.[1] In May 2017, he joined The Washington Post as a creative video producer, where he wrote and produced their "Department of Satire" series.[12][1] He launched the newspaper's TikTok account in May 2019, after which it quickly went viral.[6]

The account's videos focus largely on newsroom operations, making use of nerd humor.[6] As of October 2020, it has 740,000 followers and its videos have garnered 27.8 million likes.[7] The Atlantic described the account as "self-aware, slapstick, and slightly cringey—a parade of pets, stunts, and workplace humor, often set to blaring pop music and shot through with a winking sense of humor about the very fact that a 142-year-old newspaper is even on here in the first place".[1]

Jorgenson has drawn attention for his project's success in connecting with Generation Z,[1] a task that many other mainstream newspapers have struggled with.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Nover, Scott (December 4, 2019). "How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Mahadevan, Alex (October 2, 2019). "How The Washington Post's TikTok guy Dave Jorgenson gets millions of views by being uncool". Poynter. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Tenbarge, Kat (June 23, 2019). "Meet the man behind TikTok's most surprising breakout success". Insider. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Beaujon, Andrew (June 19, 2019). "There Is, in Fact, a Plan Behind the Washington Post's Gloriously Weird TikTok". Washingtonian. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Daniel (April 7, 2020). "Washington Post uses TikTok to engage quarantined Gen Z audience". Journalism.co.uk. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Pellico, Katie. "How the Washington Post uses TikTok to engage with its audience". CNN. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "@washingtonpost". TikTok. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Miesner, Anna (October 28, 2020). "Meet North Alumnus Dave Jorgenson – A Washington Post video producer, TikTok creator and author". The Mission. Shawnee Mission North High School. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Dave Jorgenson". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Dave Jorgenson '13 Joins the Washington Post". DePauw University. June 23, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alumni Talks: Dave Jorgenson '13". DePauw University. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dave Jorgenson". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

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