Bhavana Akella

Partner at Verbly | Recovering journalist

Role
Account Director at Adfactors PR
Location
Chennai, TN, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Bhavana Akella

Love for great storytelling and the power of words to reflect upon and steer the world\'s actions drew me towards journalism and communications. I have been a journalist with an experience in political, business reporting, feature writing and editing for various Indian and international publications, including IANS news wire, The Hindu, The Times of India and Deccan Chronicle. My stories have been picked up by global news outlets, including International Business Times, Yahoo, India West, Economic Times, Outlook, among others. I had the opportunity of representing media houses at international conferences like the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, 11.11 Global Shopping Fest by Alibaba in Shanghai, Dell\'s Women Entrepreneur Network in Toronto, among others. With a strong foundation gained from working at a news agency covering multiple beats at the same time, I bring to my work not just speed, but also accuracy and attention to detail, which are much-needed but often missing in newsrooms. Stories of human interest, aerospace & science and those exploring food cultures excite me the most. I studied journalism & communications from Manipal University, India. I was also a recipient of Germany\'s DAAD scholarship for my study at University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, where I learnt various aspects of journalism and international relations. Through my work, I aim to reimagine the direction of news media\'s future.

Experience

  1. Account Director

    Adfactors PR

    Apr 2024 — Present

Education

  • Manipal Academy of Higher Education

    Bachelor's Degree, Journalism and Communication studies

    2011 — 2014

  • HSB Hochschule Bremen – City University of Applied Sciences

    International Degree in Journalism, Journalism

    2014 — 2014

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Journalism
  • Feature Articles
  • Wordpress
  • Blogging
  • Editing
  • Public Relations
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Powerpoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Corporate Communications
  • Public Speaking
  • Microsoft Office
  • Marketing
  • Copy Editing
  • Creative Writing
  • Marketing Communications
  • Editorial
  • Content Development
  • Social Media

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