As a longtime sports reporter and baseball fan, Andrew Carter (Communication ’03) encourages aspiring journalists to take a swing at what he calls “at-bat” opportunities in life. Last fall, he followed his own advice when he stepped up to the plate to work on what would become a Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles.
Less than a year into his position as a senior reporter at the Chicago Tribune, Carter was still adjusting to life in the Windy City and primarily covering sports. But when Immigration and Customs Enforcement came to Chicago in September 2025 as part of Operation Midway Blitz, he stepped up to help report on the frequent tensions between officers and local residents. Carter wrote several stories documenting apartment raids and the activities of clergy members who gathered every Friday to pray for detainees at a detention facility.
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