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A review by tamekamullins
Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House by April Ryan
5.0
I listened to the audio version of this book and was riveted from the outset to the end.
April Ryan speaks to the reader directly and passionately about her experience as a reporter covering the Donald Trump administration and gives us an insight into her 20-year career working as a White House correspondent.
She takes us behind the scenes and into press briefings and one on one conversations she’s had with some of the biggest political movers and shakers in Washington.
As a fan of her work it was truly chilling to get an insiders perspective on how she was treated by Omarosa and others especially Donald Trump himself while she was just trying to do her job.
Not only does she give you a behind the scenes look into what it’s like to cover that administration, but she also includes facts and historical knowledge about black colleges and universities and her POV on the war on journalistic freedoms in America.
In my opinion, her writing is crisp and I felt like I was sitting across from her at a diner while she was telling me the story. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in how journalists have to navigate the political landscape when covering an administration with a divisive and difficult “leader.”
April Ryan speaks to the reader directly and passionately about her experience as a reporter covering the Donald Trump administration and gives us an insight into her 20-year career working as a White House correspondent.
She takes us behind the scenes and into press briefings and one on one conversations she’s had with some of the biggest political movers and shakers in Washington.
As a fan of her work it was truly chilling to get an insiders perspective on how she was treated by Omarosa and others especially Donald Trump himself while she was just trying to do her job.
Not only does she give you a behind the scenes look into what it’s like to cover that administration, but she also includes facts and historical knowledge about black colleges and universities and her POV on the war on journalistic freedoms in America.
In my opinion, her writing is crisp and I felt like I was sitting across from her at a diner while she was telling me the story. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in how journalists have to navigate the political landscape when covering an administration with a divisive and difficult “leader.”