Last Wednesday, November 1, award winning editor Bernie Judge visited Mount Carmel. Mr. Judge is famous for his years working in Chicago’s newspapers, such as the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. He ran many newsrooms, and edited thousands of stories. Judge also directed two investigative reporter projects that won the Pulitzer Prize.

When Judge visited Carmel, he toured the school alongside Mr. Vrechek, a moderator for the Mount Carmel Newspaper. One of his stops was Coach Antonietti’s room where he witnessed his Mandarin-4 class practice their characters. While there, Coach Antonietti explained all the new ways technology at Carmel helps with teaching.

After that, Judge sat down with the 21st Century Media class, and talked about how he rose to become an editor and manager for several prominent Chicago newspapers such as the Sun-Times. He also answered questions about his career, such as the favorite article he worked on and his favorite media outlet he worked for.

Most importantly, he gave advice on journalism to all those listening, such as if you are not sure if something is true, do not report it. Armed with this new advice, the students who write for the newspaper are now more effective and ready to write better and more accurate stories for the Caravan and the Caravan Broadcast Network.