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Wall Street Journal firing shocks chair of Hong Kong journalists group
https://www.voanews.com/a/wall-street-journal-firing-shocks-chair-of-hong-kong-journalists-group/7703630.htmlWall Street Journal firing shocks chair of Hong Kong journalists group
July 18, 2024 2:20 PM
By Tommy Walker
BANGKOK — The newly elected chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association says she was “shocked and appalled” to be fired by the Wall Street Journal this week, immediately after taking her position.
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The reporter says Wall Street Journal editors had warned her that her HKJA role could be a conflict of interests because the Journal covers press freedom issues in Hong Kong.
Cheng said in a news conference that the Journal's actions called into question its commitment to press freedom, saying management is blocking employees "from advocating for freedoms the Journal reporters rely on to work, in a place where journalists and their rights are under threat."
She said the Journal is applying a double standard, noting its advocacy efforts to free American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who is on trial in Russia.
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July 18, 2024 2:20 PM
By Tommy Walker
BANGKOK — The newly elected chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association says she was “shocked and appalled” to be fired by the Wall Street Journal this week, immediately after taking her position.
[...]
The reporter says Wall Street Journal editors had warned her that her HKJA role could be a conflict of interests because the Journal covers press freedom issues in Hong Kong.
Cheng said in a news conference that the Journal's actions called into question its commitment to press freedom, saying management is blocking employees "from advocating for freedoms the Journal reporters rely on to work, in a place where journalists and their rights are under threat."
She said the Journal is applying a double standard, noting its advocacy efforts to free American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who is on trial in Russia.
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