What I Learned Covering The Harvey Weinstein Trial (Column)

variety.com:

Hours after Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and sexual assault by a jury in New York City, the AP published a photo essay about the corps of female journalists who supported each other through our coverage of the monumental trial.

Before the Weinstein trial, I had never stepped foot into a courtroom in my life. I had no experience as a court reporter; I’ve never even been called on for jury duty.

Each and every day for seven weeks, reporters lined up outside in winter temperatures to secure a spot inside the New York City Criminal Courthouse.

We sat on hallway floors to file breaking stories, we took private phone calls with our editors in the courthouse bathroom, we raced to the elevator banks to chase defense attorneys and we