I got this assignment via text. Two mobile screenshots of an Instagram account and the instructions to do the story. The order seemed to have come out of nowhere. My mind raced to theorise the reason for such an odd direction.

It took me a while for me to get in contact with the person. At first, I thought she was a professional, but the way she dealt with me told me that she has experience with the media before. Not just once or twice, but a regular.

Embarrassingly, I didn’t realise who she was. Once I figured out her name, I finally comprehend why I was tasked to pursue this story so. Turns out a competing paper has covered her before. At least twice before.