Selina Cheng

This is a Hong Kong name; Cheng is the surname.
Selina Cheng
Selina Cheng hosts her first press conference
Chair, Hong Kong Journalists Association
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2024
Preceded byRonson Chan
Personal details
OccupationJournalist

Selina Cheng (Chinese: 鄭嘉如) is a Hong Kong journalist, serving as Chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) press union since July 2024.[2][3][4][5] Cheng has investigated editorial wars between Wikipedia editors,[6] political censorship in Hong Kong's libraries, the Hong Kong government's attempt to lobby the U.S. Congress, and Chinese asylum seekers in the United States.[7][8] Cheng previously served as Hong Kong reporter for The Wall Street Journal covering China's energy and automobile sectors from 2022 to 2024.[9] Cheng previously was a reporter at the Hong Kong Free Press and HK01.[10]

Career

Hong Kong Journalists Association

Cheng joined the HKJA Board in 2021.[3] On June 22, 2024, Cheng was elected 100 to 2 as chair at the association's Annual General Meeting, succeeding Ronson Chan.[11] She assumed office on July 1.[12]

Firing from The Wall Street Journal

Cheng was fired from the Wall Street Journal on July 17, 2024, and claims her employer pressured her not to stand for election for chair of the union.[13][14][15] The Wall Street Journal has denied Cheng's firing was related to her role at HKJA.[2]

Reactions

Cheng's firing attracted criticism from advocates for freedom of the press in Hong Kong, and statements of support for Cheng.[16] Statements were issued by Human Rights Watch, the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, the Asia chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China, Reporters Without Borders, Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club, NewsGuild, the Faculty of the Columbia Journalism School, and the HKJA.[2][3][17][12][18]

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China's official Twitter account noted its chairs were "tracking concerns" about Cheng's firing.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Statement from the Columbia Journalism School Faculty in Support of Press Freedom and Selina Cheng, '16 M.S. Stabile | Columbia Journalism School".
  2. ^ a b c Hawkins, Amy (2024-07-17). "Wall Street Journal fires new chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  3. ^ a b c "The head of Hong Kong's leading journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop role". AP News. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  4. ^ Standard, The. "New leaders for Journalists Association elected as outgoing chair defends body’s representativeness". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  5. ^ Cheng, Selina. "I pushed for press freedom in Hong Kong. The Wall Street Journal fired me". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  6. ^ Cheng, Selina (July 11, 2021). "Wikipedia wars: How Hongkongers and mainland Chinese are battling to set the narrative". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Cheng, Selina (2021-04-19). "Exclusive: Inside the Hong Kong govt's multi-million dollar US lobbying operation". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  8. ^ Cheng, Selina (2021-11-21). "Exclusive: Hong Kong public libraries purge 29 titles about the Tiananmen Massacre from the shelves". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  9. ^ "Hong Kong reporter says Wall Street Journal fired her over press freedom role". South China Morning Post. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  10. ^ May, Tiffany (2024-07-17). "Wall St. Journal Reporter Says She Was Fired Over Hong Kong Union Post". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  11. ^ Grundy, Tom (2024-06-22). "New leadership at HK press group as security chief admonishes newcomers". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  12. ^ a b "Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club 'concerned' over Selina Cheng sacking". South China Morning Post. 2024-07-18. Archived from the original on 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  13. ^ McLaughlin, Timothy (2024-07-17). "When the Press Turns Its Back on Press Freedom". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  14. ^ Mahtani, Shibani (2024-07-17). "Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter who headed embattled press club". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  15. ^ "Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter Selina Cheng". Hong Kong Free Press. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  16. ^ a b "Global press groups support Hong Kong reporter over Wall Street Journal sacking". South China Morning Post. 2024-07-19. Archived from the original on 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  17. ^ "Hong Kong Reporter Says WSJ Fired Her for Press Freedom Advocacy". Bloomberg.com. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  18. ^ "Statement from the Columbia Journalism School Faculty in Support of Press Freedom and Selina Cheng". Retrieved 7 September 2024.


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