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Gabriela Barzallo

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(She/Her)
  • Freelance Journalist and Producer, Freelance
Latin America (LatAm), New York, United States
As seen in: Medium, MSN Singapore, BBC, El País, MSN Philippines, The Guardian, Yahoo Canada, Al Jazeera English, Cleveland.com, Democracy Now! and
Covers:  Human Rights, The Environment, Climate Solutions, Biodiversity, Social Justice, Latin American Politics, US-Latin American Relations, The Amazon Rainforest.
🇪🇨 🇺🇸 Bilingual storyteller ✍🏻🎥 work & bylines: @UN • @guardian @elpais & more ✨ @iwmf @onewm Fellow 👩‍🎓 NYU ’19 💜 🚫 Ya no uso X

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Gabriela Barzallo’s Biography

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Hola! I’m an Ecuadorian journalist, bilingual storyteller, and media & comms strategist working between New York City and Ecuador. I specialize in Latin America and its U.S. diasporas, reporting in both English and Spanish on human rights, environmental justice, immigration, inter-American politics, and related topics.

I got my start in journalism at Democracy Now! in 2020. Since then, I’ve reported from New York, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, and the Amazon, with work published in The Gua…

Gabriela Barzallo’s Journalist Portfolio

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BBC: The all-female patrol guarding the Amazon Rainforest

BBC: The all-female patrol guarding the Amazon Rainforest

The Yuturi Warmi, an Ecuadorian patrol group, vowed to protect their community's land in the Amazon Rainfores…

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Al Jazeera: In Brazil, an abortion debate pits feminists against the church

Al Jazeera: In Brazil, an abortion debate pits feminists against the church

Critics say the country's abortion ban jeopardizes the health of Black and poor women.

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The Guardian: The rise of Mexico City's 'feminist markets'

The Guardian: The rise of Mexico City's 'feminist markets'

In a country beset by sky-high rates of femicide, a mutual support movement has helped women seize back publi…

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El País: Nina Gualinga levanta la voz contra violencia de género que sufren las mujeres indígenas

El País: Nina Gualinga levanta la voz contra violencia de género que sufren las mujeres indígenas

La lideresa Kichwa de Ecuador salió de una relación violenta y denunció a su expareja. El limitado acceso a l…

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Al Jazeera: 'Modern-day slaves' seek justice in landmark trial

Al Jazeera: 'Modern-day slaves' seek justice in landmark trial

Dozens of current and former workers who harvested fibre for Furukawa Plantaciones say their human rights wer…

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Democracy Now!: Millions around the world take to the streets for International Women's Day

Democracy Now!: Millions around the world take to the streets for International Women's Day

Millions of women around the world took to the streets Sunday to mark International Women's Day. In cities ac…

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De la cosecha al restaurante: las mujeres ecuatorianas que revitalizan la chicha

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EL PAÍS ofrece en abierto la sección América Futura por su aporte informativo diario y global sobre desarrollo sostenible. Si quieres apoyar nuestro periodismo, suscríbete . Leonor Cabrera mira sus manos manchadas de tierra mientras acomoda una hilera de mazorcas junto al fogón. En su patio de Nabón —un cantón rural en la sierra sur de Ecuador— cada mazorca se seca durante semanas, colgada del techo: un recordatorio de que la vida campesina se sostiene grano a grano.
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Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of GM crops

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By Gabriela Barzallo Verified
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of GM crops José Castillo, a member of a seed guardian group, displays a variety of native seeds that they have preserved. José Castillo, a member of a seed guardian group, displays a variety of native seeds that they have preserved.
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Luisa Gonzalez wants to be Ecuador's president. Will Correa weigh her down?

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What was your first job as a journalist?

High school reporter

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lois Lane

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Having the most rewarding job in the world.