Wendy Atobatele in PR News: PRSA DEI Support, White House Versus AP and Shopify Answers Yeezy Questions
The Associated Press determines the style in which a majority of journalists write. Its guidance has spanned many years via the AP Stylebook, and it provides timely updates before, during and after major events and trends affecting the populace.
However, one update it will not budge on is President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. And this has been noted by The White House. Because of this, the AP was banned from covering several press conferences and events this week…
Communication Takeaways: Obviously this is not a prime example of positive media relations or a productive way to handle difficulties between an organization or client and the press.
Wendy Atobatele, Account Manager at Global Situation Room, says decisions like these can have a snowball effect for media and those who consume media.