Serena Kutchinsky

Editor, writer & content strategist

London

Over the past 15 years, I have built a reputation for excellence in digital media with a focus on current affairs. My specialism is storytelling for youth audiences and I thrive on the challenge of producing ambitious journalism in the digital age.  

Serena Kutchinsky

Editor, writer & content strategist

London

Rio and Kate Ferdinand: 'I was naive about being a stepmum-of-three at 27'
"My mum thought I'd lost my mind," says Kate Ferdinand. The wife of former England and Manchester United defender, Rio, is discussing how her family first reacted to the news that she was dating an older man with three kids who had recently lost his first wife, Rebecca, to cancer. That was 2017 - around the time Rio's BBC documentary about adapting to life as a single parent was broadcast.
BBC News
Responsible Child: Can a 10-year-old be a cold-blooded murderer?
When you're 10 years old you can't legally drink, smoke, vote, get married or even buy a pet. You're in year five or six at primary school. You're legally a child. That's because in England and Wales, 10 is the minimum age of criminal responsibility - meaning a 10-year-old accused of killing someone can be tried like an adult in a Crown Court in front of a jury, rather than in the youth courts.
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/fb4eb433-c64d-4b20-9128-da54df4ba76a
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/a060088b-f363-47ba-a26a-2d368539ff1f
Peru Two: 'Stop judging me for my drug-smuggling past'
On social media Michaella McCollum seems confident, even comfortable, in the spotlight - but in real life it seems a different story. The 26-year-old occupies a weird kind of semi-celebrity status. More than 28,000 people who follow her private Instagram account see snaps familiar to many aspiring influencers - a mix of pouting selfies, glam holiday shots and cute pictures of her one-year-old twins.
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/2c1959e3-d281-4c44-9e67-c301bb53021c
‘My best friend’s death saved my life’
I usually talk to my mum before I do a crazy stunt. We’re really close. She worries about me, of course, but she deals with it, which I totally rate. It was while hanging out at the skatepark that I first became interested in parkour. At the time I was really into scootering – that’s how, aged 13, I met my best friend, Nye Newman.
BBC News/BBC Three
Why everyone’s talking about this teen drama with a political twist
I’m late to meet Jess Brittain. The 30-year-old writer is holed up in a post-production suite in Soho, putting the final touches to the new series of her BBC Three drama, Clique. As I bluster into the building, making my excuses, I’m struck by her composure. The meeting rooms are all taken, so we perch on a table in the communal area - our conversation echoing around the well-lit space.
BBC News/BBC Three
'I didn't care about the NHS until...'
Complaining about the NHS is about as British as talking about the weather, but we all know it’s the pride of the nation, right? It’s the one thing that we are all meant to care about. The one thing that motivates us to vote in general elections and referendums. The one thing that nobody in your family will argue with you about.
BBC Three
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/How_debt_kills
‘Satanism became my life’
I first got into Satanism when I was 15. My parents are committed Christians and took my sisters and me to church when we were kids. A few years earlier, I had started hanging out at my local skate park in southwest London and listening to death metal bands. I'd gotten into alcohol and drugs, and lost my virginity at 12.
BBC Three
Erectile dysfunction: My erection issues left me feeling suicidal
I was 16 when I first noticed that my penis wasn’t staying hard during masturbation. Then I stopped getting morning hard-ons. That was the first real sign that something was wrong. Over the next 12 months, things got progressively worse. Masturbation and sex became increasingly difficult - the moment I stopped stimulating it, my penis would go soft.
BBC Three
How to make good jokes about the hijab
Finding the right way to be funny about religion requires both sensitivity and an understanding of how badly it can go wrong - as the comedian Shazia Mirza discovered last year when she joked that Muslim girls were joining terrorist groups abroad because they were tempted by the "hot" jihadis. "These ISIS men," she said during a TV chat show appearance, "as barbaric as they are, they are hot.
BBC Three
Little Miss Busier Than You
Juggling multiple projects at work and home, rushing from festival to wedding… When did being busy become such a badge of honour? And just how frantic are we really?
Stylist
The erotic renaissance
Erotic fiction, podcasts and poetry – made for and by women have seen a surge in popularity. Stylist explores the new wave of female-friendly erotica
Stylist
The seat of pleasure
King Edward VII and Catherine the Great are famed for their sex chairs. Serena Kutchinsky's lover built one just for her
The Amorist

About

Serena Kutchinsky

HTML

Adobe CC Suite

Content Management Systems

Social media strategy

100 words p/min shorthand

Media law

French

Basic Spanish

I am a senior digital editor and writer with over a decade of experience on national newspapers and magazines. I love finding new ways to tell stories and engaging readers in the process.

My specialism is digital storytelling with a focus on politics, culture, lifestyle and social affairs. I have an eye for spotting exciting new talent in both writing and multimedia, and enjoy working with writers and producers to help them realise their potential. My own writing covers a wide-range of subjects from political interviews which set the news agenda, to long-form features and trend pieces.

I have worked with award-winning teams at BBC News, The New Statesman, Newsweek and The Sunday Times, driving digital growth and innovation. While at The Sunday Times, I helped launch the title's website and tablet editions.

Public speaking is a passion of mine and I frequently speak in, or chair, debates at leading festivals such as the Hay Festival, the Battle of Ideas and How The Light Gets In.

I am currently working on my first book about how my jeweller father came to create the world’s largest Fabergé egg.