00:00The U.S. news agency AP reported that one of its journalists was prevented from entering
00:05the White House for continuing to use the name Gulf of Mexico.
00:10Julie Pace, the executive editor of AP, detailed a statement issued by the executive office
00:16of the president in which they were told that if they do not align their editorial standards
00:21with the executive order of President Trump renaming the Gulf, the agency would be denied
00:26access to the Gulf office.
00:28The Associated Press finds it alarming that they are being punished for this decision
00:32calling it a violation of the First Amendment.
00:34Civil rights organizations point out that denying access to the press for disagreeing
00:38with news coverage is a practice of repressive governments.
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