TweetSounds a little like censorship to me.
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Al Jazeera ousted from NYSE
TweetAl Jazeera ousted from NYSE
Exchange spurns Arab satellite channel, network regrets NYSE's decision; Web Site attacked.
March 25, 2003: 5:05 PM EST
By Parija Bhatnagar, CNN/Money Staff Writer
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Qatar-based satellite TV network Al Jazeera said Tuesday it was "deeply concerned" over the decision by the New York Stock Exchange to oust the Arab media outlet from the trading floor.
"Al Jazeera regrets the decision of the New York Stock Exchange, just as it regrets any restrictions on the freedom of the press," the network said in a statement. "We urge the NYSE to reconsider its decision in the interests of upholding the values of the United States of America."
The New York Stock Exchange banned Al Jazeera and some other broadcast news networks late Monday, saying it was restricting access to networks that offer "responsible" coverage of business news.
"We only have a finite number of slots available within the exchange for broadcast networks and demand for space has been increasing ever since the war began," said Ray Pellecchia, spokesman for the NYSE.
Pellecchia said security precautions did influence the NYSE's decision about restricting the number of news outlets, adding that several other news organizations have also been asked to leave. Pellecchia said the decision regarding Al Jazeera was "indefinite."
Al Jazeera said its two reporters had been reporting from the NYSE since the mid-nineties.
The network has come under increasing criticism in the United States for its coverage of the war with Iraq, including its decision to air video footage provided by Iraqi officials. A source at the NYSE told CNNfn that Al Jazeera's recent war coverage was indeed a factor in banning the network.
Al Jazeera, often touted as the "CNN" of the Arab world, was founded in 1996 and has an audience of about 65 million viewers worldwide. The network also has reporters at the White House, the U.S. State Department and the Pentagon.
Top U.S. government officials, including National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, have recently appeared on the network
But some media watchdogs called the NYSE's move "troubling."
"We're troubled by the report and we're in the process of investigating it," said Joel Campagna, Middle East program coordinator with the Committee to Protect Journalists.
"We're worried that Arab journalists may be harassed because of their work," Campagna added, citing a case last month of an Iraqi reporter at the United Nations with the Iraq News Agency who was asked to leave the country.
According to a United Nations spokesman, the Iraqi journalist, Mohammed Alawi, was asked to leave the country late last month after his visa was revoked by the U.S. State Department.
Nihad Awad, national executive director with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said he was disappointed with the NYSE's decision.
"The New York Stock Exchange is behaving like the Iraqi regime," Awad said. "Iraq expelled American journalists and now it's doing the same. The censorship of the press by the business community is unjustified. It sends a negative message that it's all right to shoot the messenger."
Separately, the Associated Press reported that Al Jazeera's Web site was attacked Tuesday, rendering it unavailable. A spokeswoman said Al Jazeera was aware that the Web site was unaccessible but could not confirm the nature of the problem.
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TweetSounds a little like censorship to me.
TweetGot Gear? you are right. The NYSE would ban someone for the hell of it and risk a lawsuit. I forgot, Canadians know best.
Elite Senior Resident
TweetAnd once again I ask how old you are.Originally posted by TheDeacon
Got Gear? you are right. The NYSE would ban someone for the hell of it and risk a lawsuit. I forgot, Canadians know best.
Why then did they do this if it wasn't because the NYSE didn't like what the network was broadcasting?
TweetRead Teekathy's post. You need an education and a good American ass kicking.
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TweetIt's a form of censorship, either way they did this because they didn't like what the network was broadcasting. Wether it blocking the broadcast, of blocking them from getting the news in the first place, it's still censorship.Originally posted by teekahty
censorship? did we tell them what they could or could not report on , NO we simply told them they were no allowed to report on anything inside the NYSE , and gotgear you need to drop this argument bro , I will listen to any sensible argument about war and peace , but when they broadcast those pictures bro , they went behind the lines of human dignity , for one second imagine that (god forbid ) one of those dead soldiers happened to be your brother , would you want censorship then ?
Teek.. war is ugly. Show it all or show nothing at all. Blocking media is censorship, wether it's good for the people or not it's still censorship. Wether it's right or not, it's still censorship.
I wouldn't like to see those pics broadcast, but I'll defend their RIGHT to do it. Just like I don't like the protestors, but I'll fight for their right to protest.
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Tweetlol deacon and got gear going at it on all threads!!!!
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TweetGrow up and quit hiding behind a mod.Originally posted by TheDeacon
Read Teekathy's post. You need an education and a good American ass kicking.
Elite Senior Resident
TweetEverywhere I go this guy insults me!Originally posted by gongshow
lol deacon and got gear going at it on all threads!!!!
TweetGot Brains?
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TweetTeek... bro, you can't fight the fact that it's censorship.
It's controlling what the media is broadcasting, and from whatever angle you look at it, it's censorship. That's pretty much the definition of the word.
I won't argue on wether it's best for the people or not because I'm not sure..
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TweetWhat laws? Am I missing something?Originally posted by teekahty
war is hell , I know , but there are laws even in war and those laws were clearly violated by Al jazeera and there should be some repercussions
TweetThe laws of war as it relates to the Geeneva Convention.
TweetThat is a fact so GG will come back with an opinion. Do some studying junior because your history skills are at the 3rd grade level.
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TweetThe same law the the US has broken many times itself?Originally posted by teekahty
geneva convention article 13 , POW's shall not be subject to public curiosity , and that is clearly what that was all about
And how does barring them from the NYSE have anything to do with reporting on the POW's?
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