Michelle Boorstein

@mboorstein · Washington, D.C. · joined 07 Mar 2011

I cover religion (and other words for meaning-making) for The Washington Post. I like to share stuff on religion and journalism

26 995Followers

1 862Following

34 790Posts total

97.1KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

6 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. ordinary reach for its size, weaker reaction than most.

Median views694this account1 005median for 10K–100K

Reach, %2.57%this account3.31%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.86%this account2.01%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	694	1 005	0.69×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.57%	3.31%	0.78×
Engagement rate	0.86%	2.01%	0.43×

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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

7224 May

93K2 Sep

638

582

1.4K

636

7514 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

0.00%24 May

0.12%2 Sep

2.04%

0.52%

0.14%

3.46%

1.20%4 Sep

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

What the audience does

Likes57.8%111 in total

Reposts8.3%16 in total

Replies16.1%31 in total

Quotes3.6%7 in total

Bookmarks14.1%27 in total

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

Followers by day

5 Sep

Daily snapshots since 05 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

Latest posts

The White House just announced it's moving ahead with building a 250-foot high arch - without federal approval. The arch, which President Trump has said is for himself, will block the main view of Arlington National Cemetery https://t.co/3V9QVP5wNG 751 views · 3 likes · 4 reposts · 2 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Thank you Wendell Berry for articulating so masterfully the power of love, so we could read your poem at our wedding: Whatever happens, those who have learned to love one another have made their way into the lasting world and will not leave, whatever happens. 636 views · 20 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

I laughed so hard I sobbed watching her (for DAYS) when she performed and then was shamed by my teen so badly I can't even revisit this whole scandal 1.4K views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse turns down $300 million from Trump Administration, saying "we have always relied on God, not government, for funding" https://t.co/4c9A99Oqpr 582 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Pastor Carl Ruby of Springfield, Ohio, comforting Pierre Ronal Bel, after Bel's 20-year-old died by suicide by walking into traffic. The young man was bullied and was in despair after ICE put on ankle monitor on him. By Carol Guzy for @RNS https://t.co/PhqtPzIC81 638 views · 9 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

Australian breakdancer Raygun's performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics turned her discipline’s lone Olympic appearance into a global farce. Her viral antics overshadowed the competition. Now, a Netflix documentary revisits the controversy. https://t.co/YrFX8EvHfc 93K views · 75 likes · 7 reposts · 27 replies 02 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

@mboorstein Aww you are so sweet! 72 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 24 May 2026 · Open on X →