Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher for seeking to block reporter from union role
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Journalist Selina Cheng said she was fired by The Wall Street Journal in July 2024 after refusing demands from senior editors at the paper to sever ties with the Hong Kong Journalists Association and to not advocate for press freedom.
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What happened
Journalist Selina Cheng said she was fired by The Wall Street Journal in July 2024 after refusing demands from senior editors at the paper to sever ties with the Hong Kong Journalists Association and to not advocate for press freedom.
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