# Temple Update Reporter, NBC News Intern Goes Viral

[![](https://smcsites.com/update/files/2018/08/DlKGh94VAAAayIk.jpg-large-1024x682.jpeg)](https://smcsites.com/update/files/2018/08/DlKGh94VAAAayIk.jpg-large.jpeg)Cassie Semyon, Temple Update reporter/producer, NBC News intern delivering news of the Paul Manafort verdict. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) As Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, was convicted on eight out of eighteen tax and bank fraud charges in a Virgina courtroom, [Cassie Semyon](https://twitter.com/casssemyon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1032031913605775361&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fusatodayhss.com%2F2018%2Fcassie-semyon-sprinting-intern-paul-manafort-trial) was there to gather the news. However, she soon became a story of her own. Semyon, a Temple University senior and *Temple Update* reporter/producer was covering the trial verdict as part of her internship with veteran NBC News reporter, [Andrea Mitchell](https://twitter.com/mitchellreports). Television cameras and photojournalists captured the intern running the verdict from the courthouse on foot, as cell phones and cameras were prohibited in the courtroom. A photo (seen above) of Cassie's dash snapped by AP photographer [Jacquelyn Martin](https://twitter.com/Jacquelyn_M) and video tweeted by NPR's Melissa Block quickly went viral. Friday morning, Cassie appeared on NBC's *Today* to discuss her story. She has also been featured by various publications and television outlets, including *USA Today*, *Inside Edition,* and BBC News. Cassie has been a volunteer reporter/producer with Temple Update since her first semester at Temple in fall 2015. In a statement, she said: > #### "I can't wait to work the *Update* team again! They are my second family. We have a new set, a new website, and I'm really excited to reimagine *Update* and try new things, and make this a great senior year."