The Associated Press said on Tuesday that the White House had excluded its reporter from an event in the Oval Office because the news agency would not use “Golf of America” to describe the Mexico Golf.
In an explanation it says that an AP reporter was not allowed to participate in the signing of an executive order in the afternoon. US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who is responsible for the efficiency of the Ministry of Government (Doge), were at the event.
“It is alarming that the Trump administration AP would punish AP for its independent journalism. The limitation of our access to the Oval Office is based on the content of the speech by AP not only the access of the public to independent messages, but clearly violates the first change “Executive editor Julie Pace said in the explanation.
After taking office, Trump ordered that the water, Mexico and Cuba, limited by the southern United States, were renamed the Gulf of America. He also ordered the name for the highest mountain summit of America, Mount Denali, back in Mount McKinley.
In a statement last month, the AP said that its reporters and editors would continue to describe the Golf “according to its original name and at the same time recognize the new name that Trump chose”.
“As a global news agency that spreads news worldwide, the AP must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable for all target groups,” says the message.
The agency said that it would take over Mount McKinley for the Alaskan Peak because “the area is only in the United States and, as President, has the authority to change the geographical name of the federal government in the country.”
The AP’s style is a reference for many English -language journalists around the world. It offers standardized rules for grammar, punctuation, spelling and other facets of the news letter. It can be updated to reflect changes in writing style and new guidelines.
