Bruce Gil

Former Digital Reporter

Bruce Gil originally joined FRONTLINE in 2022 as a Tow Journalism Fellow. He received his master’s degree from CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in 2021, with a dual concentration in Spanish-language reporting and health and science reporting. Prior to joining FRONTLINE as a Tow Journalism Fellow in February 2022, he provided production and research assistance on the three-part series After Ayotzinapa, a project of Reveal, from The Center for Investigative Reporting.

Previously, after graduating from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies in 2017, Gil worked as a news producer for KUNV and as an editorial and production assistant for the Emerge Impact + Music Conference. He has written for Univision, Las Vegas Weekly and Desert Companion.

Languages Spoken:

English, Spanish

Location:

New York City

Las Jornadas de 21 Horas de un Adolescente en New Bedford
Cómo un adolescente inmigrante intentó combinar entre ir al bachillerato y trabajar en las noches en una procesadora de productos del mar.
September 20, 2023
A New Bedford Teenager’s 21-Hour Days
How a migrant teen tried to juggle going to high school and working overnights at a seafood processor.
September 20, 2023
The Flaws in the Systems to Protect Migrant Teens
A patchwork of state and federal of state and federal agencies are tasked with protecting migrant teen workers from exploitation, but they rely on approaches to uncovering violations that regulators themselves acknowledge are flawed.
September 19, 2023
Adolescentes Inmigrantes Trabajaron en Empleos Riesgosos en Procesadoras de Productos Del Mar en New Bedford
El Departamento del Trabajo de EE. UU. está investigando posibles violaciones de leyes sobre empleo infantil, pago de horas extras y antirepresalias en dos procesadoras y una agencia de empleo con sede en Rhode Island
September 18, 2023
Migrant Teens Worked in Risky Jobs in New Bedford Seafood Processing Plants
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating possible violations of child labor, overtime pay, and anti-retaliation laws at two processors and one Rhode Island-based staffing agency.
September 18, 2023
U.S. Cities and States Are Suing Big Oil Over Climate Change. Here’s What the Claims Say and Where They Stand.
In a relatively new legal maneuver, cities and states across the U.S. are alleging major players in the fossil fuel industry misled the public on climate change to devastating effect. Legal experts anticipate a long road ahead.
August 1, 2022
Rappler and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Maria Ressa Face Legal Setbacks
In late June, the Philippine government took steps toward shutting down the independent news site Rappler, co-founded by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa. Then, on July 8, the country’s Court of Appeals upheld a cyber-libel conviction against Ressa.
July 13, 2022