TFAS Student Journalism Association

Advancing the field of journalism by promoting objectivity, fairness, and excellence.

A TFAS Program. #teachingfreedom since 1967.

[Kendall White @kendallwhite01]

Forever grateful to have grown up in the land of 10k lakes and 10^8 mosquitoes

Repping the Union’s greatest state today in @WSJFreeEx

[TFAS Student Journalism Association @TFAS_SJA]

Turns out Country Dancing is essential to journalistic excellence.

Journalism Excellence Fellows @danielidfresne and @ashleyhbdowdney at TFAS's Conference in Dallas, TX.

[TFAS Student Journalism Association @TFAS_SJA]

TFAS welcomes two of the inaugural Journalism Excellence Fellows, @PostOpinions's @ashleyhbdowdney and @BostonGlobe Opinion's @danielidfresne .

Ms. Dowdney was a member of the Campus Transparency Fellowship's inaugural cohort, where she published articles in @FreeBeacon and @CarolinaJournal on UNC Chapel Hill's administrative overreach.

Mr. Idfresne was an individual member of the Student Journalism Association, and his byline has appeared in outlets such as @TheFP, @nypost , @reason, and more.

TFAS looks forward to announcing additional Journalism Excellence Fellows in the near future.

[TFAS @TFASorg]

Over the past nine months, the 2025-26 TFAS Media Accelerator Fellows strengthened their ability to apply the principles of liberty to their work.

Learn more about this year's cohort at https://t.co/gXm83qd4VO.

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https://t.co/iJSdQ2FaK2

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"Failures in K-12 education and college admissions standards have delivered a generation of underachieving readers. But once students are in the classroom, the best thing a college professor can do is give them an incentive to try."

Read incoming Rago Fellow @Moira_Gleason_ in @WSJFreeEx, on "How to Get College Students Reading Again":

[TFAS Student Journalism Association @TFAS_SJA]

TFAS welcomes two of the inaugural Journalism Excellence Fellows, @PostOpinions's @ashleyhbdowdney and @BostonGlobe Opinion's @danielidfresne .

Ms. Dowdney was a member of the Campus Transparency Fellowship's inaugural cohort, where she published articles in @FreeBeacon and @CarolinaJournal on UNC Chapel Hill's administrative overreach.

Mr. Idfresne was an individual member of the Student Journalism Association, and his byline has appeared in outlets such as @TheFP, @nypost , @reason, and more.

TFAS looks forward to announcing additional Journalism Excellence Fellows in the near future.

[TFAS @TFASorg]

TFAS is proud to announce @ashleyhbdowdney '24, '25 and @danielidfresne as the 2026 Journalism Excellence Fellowship recipients, who join the Opinion sections of @PostOpinions and @GlobeOpinion this fall.

Learn more at https://t.co/7T4AlbiCdy.

[Moira Gleason @Moira_Gleason_]

Even Thomas Jefferson needed edits.

[TFAS @TFASorg]

Nearly two in three young Americans now view socialism favorably. TFAS vice president of academic affairs, @anne_r_bradley, breaks down why in her latest article for @amspectator.

Read now at https://t.co/7rbRWf8yD5.

[TFAS @TFASorg]

Applications are now open for the 2026-27 Campus Transparency Fellowship📰

This nine-month fellowship equips student journalists with the tools and real-world experience to produce impactful investigative journalism on their campuses.

Apply today at https://t.co/U2SgsBV6Hb.

[The Madison Federalist @uwfederalist]

A study released by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) in May found that faculty donors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other top universities are highly concentrated on the political left.
https://t.co/LAvh9gVmkF

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via Christina Sher: https://t.co/iCfl5Wt4g0

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Rogue Valedictorians in @realDailyWire, 'Teen Takeovers' and James Madison in @NRO, Britain's policing disaster in @dcexaminer, AI distrust in @RCPolitics, and the Iranian public's Pro-US sentiment in @jewishinsider. Check out a few of our @TFASorg JAF fellows' bylines here:

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via Lillian Weimer: https://t.co/6BQOYUBPNJ

[The Stanford Review @StanfordReview]

INVESTIGATION: Stanford rowers allege years of abuse by their coaches. One current rower told our reporters: “I would rather kill myself than row another year here.”

[TFAS Student Journalism Association @TFAS_SJA]

TFAS Summer Week 1, in the books.

Our Journalism Association Fellows started at @RCPolitics, @NRO, @realDailyWire, @FreeBeacon, @thedispatch, @jewishinsider, @FedNet, and @dcexaminer. We're excited to catch their bylines--and you'll find them here.

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Follow @ashleyhbdowdney here.

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"Another project drew $576,352 in 2026 to investigate breast reconstruction disparities in black and Latina populations. This program, which includes a social media-deployed survey, has been awarded $1,788,927 since its inception."

Read Campus Transparency Fellow Ashley Dowdney's investigation into UNC-Chapel Hill's bridge funding:

[Carolina Journal @CarolinaJournal]

UNC uses bridge funds for DEI-targeted research.
#ncga #ncpol
https://t.co/5Az9Y6aht1