The world waited on tenterhooks for the verdict in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, on eight counts of financial fraud. This was a critical moment for the Special Counsel investigation and the Trump administration.

Inside the courtroom, there was a strict no-phones, no-wires rule a throwback to journalism’s analog days. When the jury delivered the “Guilty” on eight counts (with a mistrial on ten others), the only way to break the news was personally.

Reporters raced out of the courthouse, sprinting to relay the bombshell verdict to their newsrooms and the waiting world. One viral photo featuring the now-famous “reporter in the blue dress” perfectly captured the frantic, essential pursuit of a breaking national news story.

It was a stunning reminder that in the face of unprecedented restrictions, the power of the press is driven by human determination. Journalism never stops, even when the Wi-Fi does!