"Trump's Arraignment: CNN's Creative Coverage and Trump's Campaign Trail Tactics"

CNN hired local high school students to act as production assistants and relayed notes on the Trump arraignment from reporters to a pay phone outside the Miami federal courthouse, which could only dial local numbers. The information was then relayed to CNN's Washington bureau and broadcast to viewers. The effort was necessary due to the lack of transparency in federal court proceedings, which do not allow cameras, audio feeds, or phone lines. Calls for greater transparency have been renewed in light of the high-profile case.