Instagram for Freelance Journalism?
[Posted on r/Journalism originally]
Got a pitch accepted at my city's major newspaper of my country and made a public Instagram account to contact someone whom I am interested in writing an article about their achievement in a niche field, atleast in my country. Also followed the very few editors I have worked in the past as well as currently with from that account (they haven't followed me back yet).
Not sure if I want to do this full time or about my future especially in this field but while I intend to make it a strictly "work only" account, besides using the Instagram as a means to contact sources, should I add acquaintances and non journalist friends on there for the sake of visibility? How do I use it to the best of my abilities especially to secure future gigs (not interested in making reels to promote myself though)?
(edited to make minor changes)