April Ryan, a longtime White House correspondent, reflects on decades spent pressing presidents for answers in her new book, _Notes on a Blacklash_.
Her account examines the role of access and power in presidential reporting, along with race and the experience of working as a Black journalist in Washington.
Ryan also describes how asking questions brought her into President Trump’s crosshairs, linking the pressures she faced to the work of challenging presidents publicly. The book presents those experiences as part of her broader account of reporting while under attack.