Gabrielle Birkner

Journalist • Author • Los Angeles Pedestrian

United States

Telling stories that matter • Keeping it real, even in Hollywood.

Portfolio
Chalkbeat
Their school burned to the ground. Now what?

Wind-whipped wildfires reshaped wide swaths of Los Angeles, claiming at least 25 lives and destroying more than 12,000 structures. A dozen or more schools have been damaged or destroyed.

Apple Podcasts
Candid Conversations About Grief

Gabrielle Birkner and Marisa Renee Lee share their stories of loss and how it has impacted the way they lead their lives and their work today.

The New York Times
How To Speak Grief

Grief has a language all its own, but even the best therapists can get tongue-tied around the tricky stuff.

The Wall Street Journal
Milk Donation Questioned

Within a day of showing interest in donating her pumped breast milk to other parents, Jennifer Ross had received emails from six interested New York families.

The Wall Street Journal
04/07/2013
Parents Patrol Nannies Online

The proliferation of online forums for 'bad nanny' postings has also created a quandary for those who witness something questionable.

The Forward
05/03/2012
Britain's Jewish Press Baroness

Rachel Beer's perpetually ink-stained hands produced some of the most incisive editorials of the late 19th century. It was also her scoop that would help clear the name of Alfred Dreyfus.

The Forward
Co Co: Couturier, Collaborator

Nowhere to be found in this rags-to-bouclé-blazers biopic is a single reference to Chanel’s collaborationist activities during the German occupation of Paris.