Podcast
April Ryan: ‘He Hates Me, But That’s Fine’
This week, Daniella and Ed speak with White House correspondent April Ryan about her role as a reporter under the Trump administration.
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April Ryan is hardly a rookie. Having covered the past four presidential administrations as the White House bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks, Ryan’s reporting instincts have found new resonance in the Trump era. She has been personally attacked by the president and singled out by his senior staff on a number of occasions, so we wanted to know: How does she keep her cool and stay focused on her work? The veteran correspondent sat down with Daniella and Ed this week to discuss how being one of the most prominent black, female White House reporters has changed under this administration; why she interviewed Steve Bannon; why she would interview David Duke; and why she’s a winner through it all.
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Daniella Gibbs Legér is the senior vice president for Communications and Strategy at the Center for American Progress. Ed Chung is the vice president for Criminal Justice Reform at the Center. Rachel Rosen is the senior director of Broadcast Communications at the Center. Kyle Epstein is the media relations manager at the Center.
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Authors
Ed Chung
Senior Fellow
Rachel Rosen
Senior Director, Broadcast Communications
Kyle Epstein
Manager, Media Relations