The ongoing conflict with the White House over its refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico the “American Gulf” is that the waters are “about something very big” than what they call the “American Gulf.”
“This is about freedom of speech, it's a principle and a right that Americans on the political spectrum deeply believe in,” said Julie Pace, who has been the executive editor of the AP since 2021. I said this while appearing Sunday's ABC's “This Week.”
“This is about whether the government can control the language we use, whether it is available to ordinary people, and whether the government can retaliate against you if they don't use the language they like.”
Before taking on his current role in Global Wire Services at 179, Pace, 42, spent four years as Wire's Director of Washington.
“We are standing up for that right not just for the Associated Press, but for all independent press and the public, because we believe this is the principle and the freedom of speech that all Americans, regardless of political party, must believe,” Pace said on Sunday.
Shortly after Trump's inauguration day's executive order, the “American Bay” is in the water, wire service Published guidance It didn't update the influential stylebook to reflect the order, and the reporter said “will refer to it by the original name, while acknowledging the new name Trump chose.”
The White House responded by restricting access to the AP's oval office and the Air Force. The White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) and individual media outlets have come out in support of the Associated Press.
The AP is challenging its actions in the White House courtroom, and a hearing is expected later this month.
“We hope that we are allowed to return to the White House events as we have the eyes and ears of Americans and people all over the world,” Pace said.
The Trump administration took over the allocation to the media pool that covers the president last week, and announced a major change in how it is covered. The WHCA blasted the movement.
“This move will make the US free press cry as it is independent. It suggests that the government will choose journalists to cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their press corps,” the organization said.
