Veteran White House reporter April Ryan’s ‘Blacklash’
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Veteran White House reporter April Ryan’s ‘Blacklash’

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 202644 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

Ryan has spent decades pressing presidents for answers. She talks about access, power, race and how asking questions put her in President Trump's crosshairs. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about her book, Notes on a Blacklash. Also, TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new CBS legal drama set in Silicon Valley, Cupertino. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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Hey, it's me, Peter Segel, host of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. It's leaf peeping season, so why not peep our weekly news quiz while you're at it? We got comedians, celebrities, and games to help laugh about the week's news, and you can listen while you're spicing your pumpkins, whatever people do. Listen every week to Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me

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and the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. For nearly three decades, my guest today, journalist April Ryan has reported from the White House briefing room covering five presidents from Bill Clinton to Donald Trump.

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She spent most of those years at American Urban Radio Networks, a black-owned national network. Today, the Trump administration is in court with CNN, MSNow and Politico after barring their reporters from the White House.

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