Hello! My name is Charlotte Hampton, and I’m a senior at the High School of American Studies at Lehman College in New York. I live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and I love American history, dancing, writing, and reading (currently reading Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie!). It's easy to be sucked into the web of misinformation and disinformation online, but nuanced, fact-based reporting is essential to our democracy. As a uniquely polarized generation, Gen-Z has to fight for a truthful narrative. Charlotte will attend Dartmouth College in the fall.

Charlotte Hampton
Co-Founder 

Isabel Tribe
Co-Founder 

I'm Isabel, a senior at the High School of American Studies at Lehman College in New York. I live in the West Village of Manhattan and love running, reading, exploring gardens, and petting dogs. I fight for press freedom because I believe in truth and our right to know the truth. The erosion of press freedom is a global phenomenon that threatens the success of every social movement. Gen Z is inheriting a world in crisis; if we want to make change, we have to be united on the facts. Isabel will attend Brown University in the fall of 2023 after a gap year in Latin America. 

Agatha German
Co-Director 

Hi! I'm Agatha German, a senior at the High School of American Studies at Lehman College in New York. I live in Midtown Manhattan and am an avid reader, writer, and baker (maybe you'll get to try my muffins at the next TPF event!). Free speech and press freedom are vital for a well-functioning society, especially in an era of social media where false information is easily circulated. Our generation is faced with the task of solving a growing number of social
justice issues. In order for this to occur, we must be educated, something which can only happen through access to credible sources and a free press.

Sofia Williams
Co-Director 

My name is Sofia, and I am a junior at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California. I love reading, writing, coffee, and music. I play the violin in my high school orchestra and I am the managing editor of my school’s paper. I believe press freedom is an integral part of democracy because it holds those in power accountable for their actions. Without journalists to provoke questions and criticism, it becomes difficult to discern between fact and fiction, giving powerful individuals an opportunity to warp the truth. One of the reasons that I first joined TPF was that I had seen journalists being ostracized and viewed as bearers of disinformation. In reality, social media is corrupting our conception of truthfulness, and it is up to Gen Z to reverse the damage that online mis- and disinformation have wreaked on our society.