Anger as NYSE gives Al-Jazeera boot

Media watchdogs have expressed outrage at the New York Stock Exchange’s decision to revoke Arab TV network Al-Jazeera’s credentials.

Qatar-based Al-Jazeera said it was ”deeply concerned” about revocation of the credentials of Ammar al-Sankari and Ramsey Shiber.

The NYSE decision followed sharp US government criticism of the satellite TV channel’s airing of Iraqi TV footage over the weekend showing dead US soldiers and captured US prisoners of war.

NYSE executive vice president Robert Zito would not discuss whether the footage was a factor in the decision, but he said security concerns about limited space at the lower Manhattan building forced the exchange to focus on networks that “cover business in a very responsible way”.