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Calibri font becomes latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

Headline from East Idaho News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman effective Wednesday, reversing a Biden administration shift to the less formal typeface that he called wasteful, confusing and unbe…

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  1. NBC New York

    Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman (opens NBC New York)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman.

  2. Legal Insurrection

    Marco Rubio Makes 'Times New Roman' Font Great Again (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    State Department to end Biden-era 'diversity and inclusion' initiative requiring use of Calibri font in official communications.

  3. Fox News

    Rubio orders State Dept to dump Calibri font and restore Times New Roman, reversing Biden-era order (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the State Department to switch from Calibri font back to Times New Roman, reversing Antony Blinken's accessibility initiative.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Rubio reverts State Department typeface from Calibri to Times New Roman (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Biden-era State Department used a 14-point Calibri font to make official communications easier for people with vision disabilities to read.

  5. New York Post

    Marco Rubio instructs diplomats to use Times New Roman font, eliminating Biden-era diversity initiative (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed all diplomats to revert back to using the Times New Roman typeface in official communications and ripped into his predecessor for shifting to Calibri.

  6. Gizmodo

    Marco Rubio Orders State Dept to Stop Using Calibri Font in Anti-DEI Push (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    “Switching to Calibri achieved nothing except the degradation of the department’s official correspondence," Rubio's memo said.

  7. East Idaho News

    Calibri font becomes latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman effective Wednesday, reversing a Biden administration shift to the less formal typeface that he called wasteful, confusing and unbe…

  8. Deutsche Welle

    US: Rubio restores Times New Roman over 'wasteful' Calibri – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The US Secretary of State says the Calibri font, introduced under Joe Biden, is wasteful, confusing and degrades the department's correspondence. The move is part of Trump's bid to undo Biden's pro-diversity policies.

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