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| Manafort trial: Who is the woman in the blue dress? | |
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| When major news breaks, journalists find out using their phones and the internet. Right? It is the 21st century after all. | When major news breaks, journalists find out using their phones and the internet. Right? It is the 21st century after all. |
| Wrong. As news broke on Wednesday about US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen pleading guilty to violating campaign finance laws, as well as a jury convicting the president's ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort of tax and bank fraud, it fell to fit, young journalists to run from the court with details. | Wrong. As news broke on Wednesday about US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen pleading guilty to violating campaign finance laws, as well as a jury convicting the president's ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort of tax and bank fraud, it fell to fit, young journalists to run from the court with details. |
| Phones were not permitted in the courtroom, which meant that reporters had to rely on "fleet feet" to deliver information. | Phones were not permitted in the courtroom, which meant that reporters had to rely on "fleet feet" to deliver information. |
| One woman's sprint from the Manafort trial brought her viral fame, her skilled dash catching the attention of a world absorbing the dramatic political developments. | One woman's sprint from the Manafort trial brought her viral fame, her skilled dash catching the attention of a world absorbing the dramatic political developments. |
| "Yes, it is me, the journalist in the blue dress," Cassandra Semyon, an intern for NBC News, wrote early on Thursday morning in a tweet that has been liked 13,000 times. | "Yes, it is me, the journalist in the blue dress," Cassandra Semyon, an intern for NBC News, wrote early on Thursday morning in a tweet that has been liked 13,000 times. |
| Footage of Ms Semyon racing from the court in Alexandria, Virginia wearing a blue dress and flat sandals was captured live by reporter Melissa Block in a tweet, where it has been viewed more than half a million times. | Footage of Ms Semyon racing from the court in Alexandria, Virginia wearing a blue dress and flat sandals was captured live by reporter Melissa Block in a tweet, where it has been viewed more than half a million times. |
| Although she was not the first one out, Ms Semyon's neat and speedy sprint caught many people's eyes. | Although she was not the first one out, Ms Semyon's neat and speedy sprint caught many people's eyes. |
| "We are all her," one person on Twitter suggested, while another wrote, "Blue Dress is my new superhero!". | "We are all her," one person on Twitter suggested, while another wrote, "Blue Dress is my new superhero!". |
| "I'm going as "journalist in blue dress after Manafort trial" for Halloween. And no, it isn't just so I don't have to wear heels," commented Twitter user Annette Storckmann. | "I'm going as "journalist in blue dress after Manafort trial" for Halloween. And no, it isn't just so I don't have to wear heels," commented Twitter user Annette Storckmann. |
| "You should get a Nike deal," tweeted Stephanie Tran. | "You should get a Nike deal," tweeted Stephanie Tran. |
| "I feel like the smartest news outlets assigned their most athletic reporters to the Manafort verdict today," wrote @AmandaClinton. | "I feel like the smartest news outlets assigned their most athletic reporters to the Manafort verdict today," wrote @AmandaClinton. |
| "Bringing home the Manafort story to waiting colleagues and bringing home the gold in the intern DC Olympics. Run, Casssie, Run," commented Twitter user Paul Gluck. | "Bringing home the Manafort story to waiting colleagues and bringing home the gold in the intern DC Olympics. Run, Casssie, Run," commented Twitter user Paul Gluck. |
| Ms Semyon's alma-mater Klein College weighed in as well. | Ms Semyon's alma-mater Klein College weighed in as well. |
| The same restrictions on mobile phones apply in the US Supreme Court, where high-profile rulings are also accompanied by similar pictures of eager young journalist interns racing with pieces of paper. | The same restrictions on mobile phones apply in the US Supreme Court, where high-profile rulings are also accompanied by similar pictures of eager young journalist interns racing with pieces of paper. |
| "The Running of the Interns" frequently features athletic and sometimes not-so-athletic snaps. | "The Running of the Interns" frequently features athletic and sometimes not-so-athletic snaps. |
| And the key to executing a Semyon-style high-speed dash? | And the key to executing a Semyon-style high-speed dash? |
| "Flat sandals, easy to run in! Holding a notebook. Running form credit: my high school cross country days!," the journalist shared on Twitter. | "Flat sandals, easy to run in! Holding a notebook. Running form credit: my high school cross country days!," the journalist shared on Twitter. |
| By Georgina Rannard, BBC UGC & Social News | By Georgina Rannard, BBC UGC & Social News |