Hong Kong Journalist Association Chairman Selina Cheng speaking with reporters after she was terminated from The Wall Street Journal on July 17th (Photo: Hong Kong Freedom Press/Kyle Lam)
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Termination of Hong Kong-based WSJ Reporter Points to Increased Pressure to Control Media
On July 17th, US-based newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) fired Hong Kong-based journalist Selina Cheng. The newspaper terminated Cheng after she was elected to head the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) in late June. Cheng's termination occurred approximately five months after Hong Kong's Secretary of Security, Chris Tang, described the association as unrepresentative of the media in the city.