Modern Retail hires Barkho as reporter

Gabriela Barkho has joined Digiday’s Modern Retail as the company’s newest reporter.

Previously, Barkho held the post of tech reporter at The Observer.

Before that, she was a contributor at Crunchbase News and Vice Motherboard. She is also the founding editor of the online publication, Femsplain. Additionally, she has worked as a freelance reporter and served as a life and leisure editor at The Observer.

She also held the post of Harper’s Bazaar intern.

Barkho holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media studies from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark.