Portfolio Selected work

From long-form features and travel journalism to documentary research and editorial storytelling, my work takes many forms. What connects it is a curiosity about people, places and the stories behind them.

Over the years, I’ve worked with Dutch and international media, broadcasters and organisations, exploring subjects ranging from culture and travel to social issues and sustainability.

Here’s a selection of my work.

Reporting and features Stories worth a closer look

Reported features, interviews, travel writing and personal essays published in Dutch and international media.

Editing and content Making complex stories clear, compelling and worth reading

Alongside my journalism, I work with organisations on editorial content, interviews, web copy and content strategy. I help turn specialist knowledge and complex subjects into stories that speak to the people they’re meant for.

My work ranges from cultural storytelling for Centraal Museum Utrecht to articles on energy and sustainable mobility, and regional employment initiatives.

  • Floortje naar het Einde van de Wereld

    Floortje naar het Einde van de Wereld

    Web editor · BNNVARA

  • Floortje en de ambassadeurs

    Floortje en de ambassadeurs

    BNNVARA

  • 3 op Reis

    3 op Reis

    Online coordinator & editor · BNNVARA

  • 3 op Reis Midweek

    3 op Reis Midweek

    BNNVARA

  • Kassa

    Kassa

    Online & TV editor · BNNVARA

Documentary and television research A story doesn’t always begin on the page

Before becoming an independent journalist, I spent eight years at Dutch public broadcaster BNNVARA, working in online editorial roles and television production.

As a TV editor and researcher, I helped develop stories, find contributors, conduct interviews and prepare productions for programmes including 3 op Reis and Floortje naar het Einde van de Wereld. Documentary research has also taken me to countries including Somaliland, Iraq and Bangladesh.

  • Missie Middendorp

    Missie Middendorp

    Documentary researcher · Stepping Stone Productions

  • Kassa

    Kassa

    TV editor · BNNVARA

  • Proefkonijnen

    Proefkonijnen

    Editor · BNNVARA

  • First Dates

    First Dates

    Editor · BNNVARA

  • Spuiten en Slikken

    Spuiten en Slikken

    Editor · BNNVARA

  • Testcase

    Testcase

    BNNVARA

  • De Geknipte Gast

    De Geknipte Gast

    BNNVARA

  • First Debates

    First Debates

    BNNVARA

  • De gezichten achter de toeslagenaffaire

    De gezichten achter de toeslagenaffaire

    BNNVARA

Have a story in mind? Get in touch

Get in touch about an article, an editorial assignment or research for a documentary or television programme.

carmenesselink@outlook.com