Sacked journalist Selina Cheng: ‘I • Table.Briefings

Journalist Selina Cheng during a public statement on her dismissal from the Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong.

Her election as chair of the Hong Kong Journalists’ Association (HKJA) cost reporter Selina Cheng her job at the Wall Street Journal. In an interview with Table.Briefings, she talks about the pressure she faces as HKJA chair and the bleak prospect for journalism in the city.

Selina Cheng, regarding your dismissal, which was met with global outrage, the Wall Street Journal argues that its employees should not appear in public as advocates of press freedom in places like Hong Kong. Is that something you can understand?

Sacked journalist Selina Cheng: ‘It is legitimate to stand up for press freedom’

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