'Are you a member of the media?': Leaked USPS memos tell employees not to speak to journalists in order to 'protect its brand'

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• Motherboard reported on two memos Thursday that told USPS employees not to speak to members of the press.
• "It is imperative that one person speaks on behalf of the Postal Service to deliver an appropriate and consistent message to the media," the Greater Michigan District's memo said.
• Employees are warned of 'undercover reporters' posing as customers and told to defer media requests to a district representative.
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Memos from the US Postal Service, leaked to Motherboard, reveal that employees are being told not to speak to members of the press.

Two memos were released, one to the Appalachian District and one to the Greater Michigan District, Motherboard reported.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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