Banned Networks

NewsHour in March 2003 reported that the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Exchange banned Al Jazeera, an Arab network, from broadcasting from the trading room floor. The two Al Jazeera reporters had covered the NYSE for years and were asked to stop because the NYSE wants to allow access to media outlets that provide “responsible business coverage.” To read the entire article, click on Al Jazeera Banned from Two Wall Street Exchanges.