Twine Bella
Journalist .
Kampala
Summary
Enthusiastic communications head and media innovator, eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of and training fact checking. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in media.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Head of Communication/ Fact Checker/Director
Debunk Media Initiative
Kampala
01.2022 - Current
- Sourced claims that affect human rights and narratives about Africa for fact checking
- Hosted and Presented fact checks on a video show. I have been a part of 48 video fact checks, written scripts for these and directed on low budget sets with the team.
- Managed communication among stakeholders and sought partnerships with different stakeholders like Awesome Minds Speak a fast forward organization providing mental health services to young people like rape victims for fact checking services
- I have collaborated with management and fellow supervisors to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals with different feedback and reporting tools.
- Manage social media strategies and communication on the Debunk. I started a weekly segment on twitter called Debunk Tweet chats. We have hosted a number of organization and genres in society that face the most misconceptions in their work. We have managed to have over 600 engagements in the past 8 months of the tweet chat operating.
- I am part of the team at the Debunk that came up with the bot solution. The Debunk Bot is a whatsapp API number where people send claims for verification. Our dream is to see it manifest in AI and respond to queries in real time. We have been able to pitch the idea to several funders like AKU, Media Innovations Center that is currently funding our operations.
- Continually maintained and improved company's reputation and positive image in markets served like our recent pitch days during The Innovation Fireplace at Media Challenge Initiative powered by KAS.
Media Literacy Trainer of Trainers
DW Akademie in Partnership with MCI
Kampala
09.2021 - Current
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly work plan reporting.
- Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity like teaching young people to be conscious of the information they receive or come across
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed as a volunteer MIL Trainer Of Trainers
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents incase of events like training students, creating program line ups, concept notes and M.O.Us between the organization and MCI/DW Akademie.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Startup Founder
Tuli Concepts
Kampala
07.2020 - Current
- Negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase business base and solidify market presence.
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
- Formed senior leadership team through rigorous interviews and extensive candidate research.
- Identified business development challenges and customer concerns for proactive resolution.
- Established organizational mission statement through extensive collaboration and review.
- Defined company roles and responsibilities to establish and enhance processes.
- Grew team by sourcing well-qualified voice artists using
- Created concepts for tv shows, radio podcasts/ trained and hired voice artists for the Tuli Voice Bank that champions African languages and voices.
- Script/directed adverts and shows on sets
- Led a team of developers in creating the Tuli Voice Bank that houses 15 voice artists that speak different languages across Uganda.
News Anchor and Reporter
Power FM
Kampala
08.2017 - 12.2019
- Drafted news headlines for broadcasting to capture listeners with clear and condensed writing.
- Deployed to news events to provide on-the-ground broadcast and news coverage.
- Delivered local news and feature reports in public radio style for Power FM news programs.
- Collected data from various sources to determine facts and opinions and fashioned into cohesive story for radio broadcast.
- Collaborated with producers and management to develop newscasts, promotions and teasers.
- Wrote news stories, edited audio pieces, developed leads and constructed headlines.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Bachelors' Degree in Journalism And Communication
Makerere University
Makerere, Kampala-Uganda 08.2017 - 05.2022
Skills
Debunk bot understanding
Script review and revision
Story pitching
Project Management
Strategic planning
Verbal and written communication
Budgeting
Timeline
Head of Communication/ Fact Checker/Director
Debunk Media Initiative
01.2022 - Current
Media Literacy Trainer of Trainers
DW Akademie in Partnership with MCI
09.2021 - Current
Startup Founder
Tuli Concepts
07.2020 - Current
News Anchor and Reporter
Power FM
08.2017 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Bachelors' Degree in Journalism And Communication
Makerere University
08.2017 - 05.2022