West Virginia House Passes Bill To Ban Media Blacklists

West Virginia House Passes Bill To Ban Media Blacklists

Bill Targeting 'Media Monitors' Heads to the West Virginia Governor’s Desk

A bill to stop what critics call a media blacklist is headed to the desk of West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, after the legislature gave final passage to the measure on Monday.  This follows a national trend, as Congress, the Trump administration, and the state of Florida have taken measures to address so-called “media monitoring” organizations that rate news outlets. The West Virginia House of Delegates approved the First Amendment Preservat…