TikTok is the world’s most downloaded app. At first primarily associated with teenagers dancing, the addictive short-video platform from China sparks controversy while, at the same time, offering a ...
Dave Jorgenson
In May 2019, Dave launched the @WashingtonPost TikTok. The channel found immediate success on TikTok and in the D.C. Twittersphere. Over six years, it grew to become the Washington Post Universe, with 1.9 million followers on TikTok and 680K on YouTube Shorts. He won eight Webby Awards for his work, including ‘Best Creator’ multiple times. He also wrote a book, Make A TikTok Every Day.
In July 2025, he left the Washington Post, along with two fellow colleagues, to launch Local News International. He is now overseeing a rapidly growing audience on his own accounts on TikTok and YouTube, as well as a quickly growing newsletter that predominantly reaches young men who tell Dave that they don’t interact with the news in other ways.
The New York Times wrote about his ambitions to grow a young, engaged audience through LNI Media. He’s also spoken with Kara Swisher on her podcast, and with Scott Simon on NPR’s Weekend Edition.
After a brief introduction of how TikTok has become an important source of news for the young, and an update of the top news accounts in the world based on the recent Reuters Institute TikTok report, ...
