AP Will Continue Use "Gulf Of Mexico" But Switch To "Mount McKinley" As News Service Updates Style Guidance After Trump Executive Order
The Associated Press has weighed in on how it will respond to President Donald Trump’s executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the name of Alaska’s Denali back to Mount McKinley.
AP style guidance on Gulf of Mexico, Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The body of water has shared borders between the
AP says it will use Trump’s name change of ‘Mount McKinley’ but not ‘Gulf of Mexico’
The Associated Press said in updated guidance that it will use President Trump’s name change for Mount McKinley but not the Gulf of Mexico. In an announcement Thursday, Amanda Barrett, the AP’s
AP says it will use ‘Mount McKinley’ — but not ‘Gulf of America’
The publication said the Gulf isn’t the only body of water that carries multiple names. The Gulf of California is called the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, and AP uses both. “The AP must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable to all audiences,” she wrote.
The AP establishes style guidance on the Gulf of Mexico and Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America and Denali, the tallest peak in the United States,
AP says it will use Trump’s name change for Denali but not Gulf of Mexico
The Associated Press said in updated guidance that it will use President Trump’s name change for Denali but not the Gulf of Mexico. In an announcement Thursday, Amanda Barrett, the AP’s vice president of standards and inclusion,
AP Sticks to Gulf of Mexico But Will Call Denali Mount McKinley
Gulf of America is out, but Mount McKinley is in. The Associated Press announced Thursday that it would stick to using Gulf of Mexico despite President Donald Trump’s order renaming the waterway to the Gulf of America.
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