News Agency says in a statement that US president’s decision violates the 1st amendment
A AP (Associated Press) that one of the reporters working at the news agency was prevented by the White House from participating in an event at the Oval Hall on Tuesday (11.Fev.2025). According to the vehicle, the US government required the AP used a gulf from America instead of Gulf of Mexico.
When he took office in January, US President Donald Trump (Republican Party) determined in the rename of places and monuments related to the United States, including Mexico’s Gulf.
EM, EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE APJulie Pace said the decision of the US government is a violation of the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution, which deals with freedom of expression and the press. According to her, another news agency reporter was barred at an event in the White House diplomatic room on Tuesday (11.FEV).
“It is alarming that Trump Penalize the ‘Ap’ management for its independent journalism. Limit our access to the Oval Hall based on the content of the ‘AP’ speech not only severely impairs public access to independent news, but also clearly violates the 1st amendment”Read in the text.
“As a global news organization, Associated Press informs billions of people around the world every day with factual and impartial journalism”Says the statement.
A AP He stated in January that he would continue to refer to the site as Gulf of Mexico, but would mention Trump’s decision to rename him. The news agency justified the decision by saying that “must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable for all audiences”.
Eugene Daniels, president of WhCA (White House correspondent association), classified the White House action as unacceptable.
“The White House cannot dictate how news organizations should report the facts, nor should they penalize journalists because they are dissatisfied with the decisions of their editors. The Administration’s decision to bar Associated Press reporter for an official event open to news coverage today is unacceptable”He said in a statement.
“Whica supports ‘Associated Press’ and asks the government to immediately change direction“, These.
This week, Google Maps “Gulf of America” instead of “Gulf of Mexico” to users.
Google said on January 27 it would change the name of Mexico’s Gulf to users worldwide. The announcement was made by the profile “” No X (former Twitter). In the post, the company said that for users of Mexico, it will continue to be displayed “Gulf of Mexico”. For other countries, the 2 names will be available.
Google has used the same conventions in other cases where there are disputes for nomenclature.
