Sheena McKenzie

Senior Producer, Opinion

Sheena McKenzie is a Senior Producer with CNN Opinion in London. You can reach her at sheena.mckenzie@warnermedia.com
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Naomi Osaka (JPN) during Grand Slam French Open tennis tournament on May 30, 2021 at Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, France. Photo by Ciol/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
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The Naomi Osaka fiasco is a sign that we're nowhere near finished with work on mental health
Jun 02, 2021
It's the modern day equivalent of the Roman Empire's gladiatorial shows. After playing for several hours, often in hot and humid conditions, with their emotional reserves ebbing and stress levels sky rocketing, tennis stars enter the media's ice cold inner sanctum -- the post-match press conference.
PERSEPOLIS, FARS, IRAN - 2008/03/16: View of the archaeological ruins of Persepolis. (Photo by Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Iran’s cultural treasures have been threatened by Trump. Here are some of its most important sites
Jan 07, 2020
President Donald Trump has doubled down on his threat to target Iran's rich array of cultural and heritage sites in his standoff with Tehran after the killing of a top Iranian commander last week.
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 02: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This image contains partial nudity) People pose nude holding cut outs of nipples during a photo shoot by artist Spencer Tunick on June 2, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Tunick staged his photo shoot in front of the Facebook building in Manhattan to protest Facebook and Instagram's ban on showing the female nipple on their social media platforms. Tunic says that the ban hurts fine artists who use nudity in their artwork. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
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Demonstrators, photographed by Spencer Tunick, bare nipples outside Facebook in censorship protest
Jun 02, 2019
About 100 people stripped naked and were photographed in front of Facebook's New York headquarters on Sunday, as part of a protest against what they view as censorship regarding Facebook and Instagram's policies around artistic nudity.
PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 16: The cathedral of Notre-Dame de paris is seen the day after the massive fire that ravaged its roof on April 16, 2019 in Paris, France. A fire broke out on Monday afternoon and quickly spread across the building, collapsing the spire. The cause is unknown but officials said it was possibly linked to ongoing renovation work. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
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How to rebuild a Gothic masterpiece like Notre Dame, by people who have done it before
Apr 17, 2019
Rebuilding Notre Dame will take years. Yet, for a structure that took decades to construct, and then stood for centuries more, this may simply mark the latest evolution of a building that has been reshaped many times during its 850-year history.
Egypt's Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany (2nd-R) and Mostafa Waziri (C, behind), the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, inspect an intact sarcophagus during its opening at the site of Tomb TT33 at Al-Assasif necropolis on the west bank of the Nile north of the southern Egyptian city of Luxor on November 24, 2018, after it was discovered earlier this month by a French mission. - Located between the royal tombs at the Valley of the Queens and the Valley of the Kings, the Al-Assasif necropolis is the burial site of nobles and senior officials close to the pharaohs. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptians open coffin revealing 3,000-year-old mummified woman
Nov 26, 2018
The well-preserved mummy of a woman inside a coffin dating back 3,000 years, has been unveiled in Egypt.
"Concorde," recreated by Swiss artists Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger. Inspired by original 2000 photo by Toshihiko Sato.
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12 famous photos painstakingly recreated with miniature models
Apr 30, 2018
The most famous photographs in the world have been painstakingly recreated in miniature models by Swiss artists Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger.
Setre Chapel, Japan This dramatic chapel, designed by Ryyuich Ashizawa, accepts all faiths and is free from iconography. It was hoped the huge window facing over the sea would imbue the space with a sense of the sacred.
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How do you design a building when your client is God?
Dec 18, 2017
India reveals plans for world's largest Hindu temple, CNN takes a look at remarkable religious architecture.
"Under the congress room of Buzludzha, I discovered a place that seemed to be from another planet," explained De Rueda. "I used my torch to light it up and discovered everything was covered with ice."
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Photos of abandoned Soviet spaces and facilities cast an eerie beauty
Apr 21, 2017
David de Rueda takes photos of abandoned Soviet spaces – from train graveyards in Hungary to cooling towers at the Chernobyl in Ukraine.
Easyjet captain Kate McWilliams and co-pilot Luke Elsworth.
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Young pilots: Meet the captain, 26, and her co-pilot, 19
Sep 26, 2016
Kate McWilliams has become one of the world's youngest commercial airline captains, flying with Easyjet. Her co-pilot is Luke Elsworth, 19.
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Waaaait! Ryanair passenger makes a mad dash across tarmac to catch plane
Aug 09, 2016
A man who missed his flight by a few minutes breached security at Madrid’s airport and ran across the tarmac to flag down the aircraft.
A derelict sculpture of George Washington.
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The U.S. presidential graveyard: Intriguing end for lifelike sculptures
Jul 04, 2016
The intriguing remains of America's Presidents Sculpture Park.
A warped photo of Istanbul.
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Warped photos turn Istanbul into stomach-churning roller coaster ride
Mar 01, 2016
Warped photos of Istanbul, Turkey, make city seem like roller coaster ride.
Ben Schlappig's Instagram aboard Emirates.
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Meet the ‘homeless man’ who flies the world first class
Dec 17, 2015
Ben Schlappig doesn't have a home but is able to fly the world first class for a fraction of the cost, by using an elaborate system of redeemed air miles.
Alcoholic Architecture.
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Breathe responsibly: The cocktail bar where you get drunk without drinking
Aug 14, 2015
Step inside London's new breathable cocktail cloud bar, inspired by monks.
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CFDA 2015: And the most fashionable Americans are…
Jun 26, 2015

About

Sheena McKenzie is a Senior Producer with CNN Opinion in London, leading international commentary. She commissions and edits opinion pieces on global affairs, culture and sport.

Before joining CNN’s Opinion team in 2021, Sheena was an award-winning Digital News Producer, writing breaking news, in-depth features and producing digital content from senior correspondents in the field.

In recent years her work has focused on the rise of populism in Europe and its threat to LGBT, migrant and women’s rights, academic independence and media freedom. As digital point person for Germany, Sheena managed planning and coverage for the region and has reported extensively on the country’s politics.

She is part of the team that delivered an award-winning investigation into US-linked extrajudicial killings in El Salvador.

Prior to joining CNN in 2012, Sheena worked at The Sunday Times and local newspapers across east London. Her articles have been published in The Age and Haaretz, among others.

Sheena is originally from Melbourne, Australia. You can reach her at sheena.mckenzie@warnermedia.com and follow her on Twitter @sheena_mckenzie.