{"id":1099191,"date":"2021-12-08T15:14:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T20:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099191"},"modified":"2021-12-08T15:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T20:14:53","slug":"disney-hires-obama-era-pentagon-spokesperson-to-build-on-companys-strong-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-hires-obama-era-pentagon-spokesperson-to-build-on-companys-strong-reputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Hires Obama-Era Pentagon Spokesperson To \u2018Build On\u2019 Company\u2019s \u2018Strong Reputation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisney-hires-obama-era-pentagon-spokesperson-to-build-on-companys-strong-reputation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099191&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former pentagon spokesman during the Obama administration, Geoff Morrell, has been hired by Disney to become the company\u2019s chief corporate affairs officer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Morrell had <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/geoffmorrell\">roles<\/a> as Pentagon press secretary and assistant secretary of defense for public affairs in the Department of Defense from 2007-2011 primarily during the Obama administration. Prior to that, Morrell had worked for ABC News as a White House correspondent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/disney-geoff-morrell-newly-created-job-1ba49b1c-ef34-449c-ae0a-d7aba5e88b1b.html\">pointed<\/a> out that Morrell\u2019s old company, ABC, is now owned by Disney.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The] spheres of communications, corporate governance, social responsibility, government relations and public policy are increasingly interconnected and require a focused, coordinated approach. Geoff is a seasoned, insightful and accomplished public affairs officer, and I am delighted to appoint him to this new role, where he will build on Disney\u2019s already strong reputation,\u201d Disney CEO Bob Chapek <a href=\"https:\/\/thewaltdisneycompany.com\/the-walt-disney-company-names-geoff-morrell-as-chief-corporate-affairs-officer\/\">said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to his joining Disney, Morrell worked for British Petroleum in London. He will now work with Disney\u2019s environmental, social, and governance team as well the entertainment corporate social responsibility team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive of BP, Bernard Looney, praised Morrell in a company memo relating to the move.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cHe helped me change the tone of the corporate voice so that it is hopefully now much more human,\u201d he said, noting that Morrell had helped the company with \u201cmodernization.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose Disney teams are already world class, and having led a similar integration at bp, I am confident that bringing them together will help the company even better engage with the world, especially important as Disney and the industry navigate a period of tremendous change,\u201d Morrell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/geoffmorrell_big-professional-and-personal-changes-to-activity-6874022254036979713-oXFm\">posted<\/a> to LinkedIn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He referenced the fact that Disney was \u201ctransforming itself.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He explained, \u201cThat\u2019s what drew me to this new job\u2014another industry evolving, another company transforming itself. And the man leading that transformation clearly doesn\u2019t shy away from a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morrell said he hoped to help Disney keep its \u201cbeloved\u201d status.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFew companies are as beloved as Disney, and I am committed to doing everything I can to make sure it remains that way,\u201d he said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/07\/business\/media\/disney-geoff-morrell.html\">according<\/a> to The New York Times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Times also noted that the former Pentagon official, who was retained by Obama after George W. Bush left office, is joining Disney when \u201cneutrality in today\u2019s hyperpartisan world is almost impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, Disney has faced criticism over its relationship with China, including for removing a Simpson episode in Hong Kong. Some say they did so to avoid offending the communist regime.&nbsp;In the episode, the Simpsons visit China and visit \u201cTien An Men Square.\u201d A sign says, \u201cOn this site, in 1989, nothing happened\u201d making reference to the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is in their best interest not to offend the Chinese government, or simply create complications,\u201d Professor Kenny Ng told the Financial Times, adding, \u201cthey have no strong motivation to put on offending materials at this sensitive moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ng said that he believed the move \u201clargely to do with the business interest of US streaming companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former pentagon spokesman during the Obama administration, Geoff Morrell, has been hired by Disney to become the company\u2019s chief corporate affairs officer.\u00a0Morrell had roles as Pentagon press secretary and assistant secretary of defense for public affairs in the Department of Defense from 2007-2011 primarily during the Obama administration. Prior to that, Morrell had worked for ABC News as a White House correspondent.\u00a0Axios pointed out that Morrell\u2019s old company, ABC, is now owned by Disney.\u00a0\u201c[The] spheres of communications, corporate governance, social responsibility, government relations and public policy are increasingly interconnected and require a focused, coordinated approach. Geoff is a seasoned, insightful and accomplished public affairs officer, and I am delighted to appoint him to this new role, where he will build on Disney\u2019s already strong reputation,\u201d Disney CEO Bob Chapek said. Prior to his joining Disney, Morrell worked for British Petroleum in London. He will now work with Disney\u2019s environmental, social, and governance team as well the entertainment corporate social responsibility team.\u00a0Chief executive of BP, Bernard Looney, praised Morrell in a company memo relating to the move.\u00a0\u201cHe helped me change the tone of the corporate voice so that it is hopefully now much more human,\u201d he said, noting that Morrell had helped the company with \u201cmodernization.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThose Disney teams are already world class, and having led a similar integration at bp, I am confident that bringing them together will help the company even better engage with the world, especially important as Disney and the industry navigate a period of tremendous change,\u201d Morrell posted to LinkedIn.\u00a0He referenced the fact that Disney was \u201ctransforming itself.\u201d\u00a0He explained, \u201cThat\u2019s what drew me to this new job\u2014another industry evolving, another company transforming itself. And the man leading that transformation clearly doesn\u2019t shy away from a challenge.\u201dMorrell said he hoped to help Disney keep its \u201cbeloved\u201d status.\u00a0\u201cFew companies are as beloved as Disney, and I am committed to doing everything I can to make sure it remains that way,\u201d he said according to The New York Times.\u00a0The Times also noted that the former Pentagon official, who was retained by Obama after George W. Bush left office, is joining Disney when \u201cneutrality in today\u2019s hyperpartisan world is almost impossible.\u201dIn recent days, Disney has faced criticism over its relationship with China, including for removing a Simpson episode in Hong Kong. Some say they did so to avoid offending the communist regime.\u00a0In the episode, the Simpsons visit China and visit \u201cTien An Men Square.\u201d A sign says, \u201cOn this site, in 1989, nothing happened\u201d making reference to the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.\u00a0\u201cIt is in their best interest not to offend the Chinese government, or simply create complications,\u201d Professor Kenny Ng told the Financial Times, adding, \u201cthey have no strong motivation to put on offending materials at this sensitive moment.\u201dNg said that he believed the move \u201clargely to do with the business interest of US streaming companies.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1099191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1099191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1099191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1099191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1099191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}