About Bruce Schimmel
Bruce Schimmel founded the alternative newsweekly, the Philadelphia City Paper, where he writes a weekly column on civic issues. Schimmel also produces news and documentaries for Public Radio. Among other Youth Radio projects, he is now working with juveniles being held in detention. Schimmel teaches Media Ethics at the University of the Arts, and runs a Journalism Fellowship at the University of Rochester. Read full bio
Current Op-Ed Column
Loose Canon Column
Philadelphia City Paper
Breaking the Mold
Food Feature, City Paper, 7 August 2003
Torture by Hire
Editorial, 2 January, 2003
From Pest to Pesto
Lance Haver, the man who threw stones, is now trying to make a living in a greenhouse. (Winner, Business Story, Society of Professional Journalists, Phila.) City Paper cover story, Oct 3, 2002
Audio/Slideshows
Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary
NPR : “All Things Considered.”
Kate Makes a Salad
From the Braykewynde Chronicles
Making Dumplings
NFCB, “Golden Reel” National Winner. WSCL: Life on Delmarva Series
Prison Messiah
Associated Press, Wash/Baltimore, Best Documentary. WSCL: December 2001
Punkin Chunkin
PRNDI, National First Prize. WSCL: Feature
The Clockmaker
More
Sonic Squad Youth Radio Documentary
“Squirrelly-Mae”: What happens when a wild animal literally drops into a family’s life, by Hannah Williamson, age 9. Listen
“Pancakes with Grandpop”: Alexis Heuring, age 9, describes an embarrassing moment that’s become a family legend. Listen
“The Last Hug”: 11-year-old Alec says goodbye to a beloved companion. Listen
The Story Finder
“Bruce Schimmel wears many creative hats, but above all, he’s a listener, searching for what people have to say” –Delaware Beach Life magazine (pdf), July 2004.