Jonathan O'Connell

@jocwapo · Washington, DC · joined 24 Aug 2009

Reporter for @washingtonpost. Husband. Son. Brother. Dad of three. ❤️jonathan.oconnell@washpost.com. Signal: jonathanoc.76

13 873Followers

1 433Following

22 850Posts total

30.4KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views1 893this account980median for 10K–100K

Reach, %13.65%this account3.27%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.46%this account2.01%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	1 893	980	1.93×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	13.65%	3.27%	4.17×
Engagement rate	0.46%	2.01%	0.23×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

9.3K28 Aug

1.5K

507

783

12.8K31 Aug

3.7K1 Sep

1.9K4 Sep

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.24%28 Aug

0.46%

1.58%

0.00%

1.15%31 Aug

0.32%1 Sep

0.53%4 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 2.01%.

What the audience does

Likes64.8%136 in total

Reposts25.2%53 in total

Replies4.3%9 in total

Quotes3.8%8 in total

Bookmarks1.9%4 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

This is so good 1.9K views · 8 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

The idea to put a Metro station at Oklahoma Ave by RFK came out of the (failed) 2024 Summer Olympic bid https://t.co/GFNqunEY60 https://t.co/V7aWWDhPha 3.7K views · 9 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 01 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

With Trump hoping to start construction on some type of revamp of East Potomac Park as early as this week, local cyclists, golfers, and walkers are organizing to protect what they say is a haven for recreation in D.C. By @shamira_akilah in @NOTUSreports: https://t.co/8NH6spCbrT 12.8K views · 96 likes · 42 reposts · 5 replies 31 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

For those wondering if things can get worse 783 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 28 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

New: The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision any day on whether Trump can continue building his East Wing ballroom. But a central claim in the administration‘s case — that the project is already 65% done — is almost certainly wrong. https://t.co/LRKF4GHyQ9 507 views · 6 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 28 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Fwiw as a parent of three DCPS kids I definitely get texts and emails whenever one of them misses, even if it’s for doctor, vacation, sports. I don’t know if that’s true across DCPS. Let’s hope this is a good faith effort. 1.5K views · 5 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 28 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

I wrote a thing about the Pirro DCPS probe and how I’m eager to see what they find out, and you should be, too. I wish more of DC were asking hair on fire questions about attendance. https://t.co/oKm2SYDfAH 9.3K views · 12 likes · 4 reposts · 2 replies 28 Aug 2026 · Open on X →