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Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher for seeking to block reporter from union role
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A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, on Thursday of attempting to block a reporter from becoming the head of a press union.
Journalist Selina Cheng was fired by The Wall Street Journal in July 2024 after refusing demands from senior editors to sever ties with the Hong Kong Journalists Association and to not advocate for press freedom.
- Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher for seeking to block reporter from union role
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- A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, on Thursday of attempting to block a reporter from becoming the head of a press union, but cleared it of unlawfully fir…
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- Magistrate David Cheung ruled Dow Jones guilty of wilfully preventing Cheng from exercising her right
- Dow Jones disagrees with the ruling and is considering next steps
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- Dow Jones may appeal the ruling
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The conviction has implications for press freedom in Hong Kong
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