#NOW Selina Cheng Selina Cheng was fired this morning by The Wall Street Journal , weeks after she refused to withdraw from her newly-elected chairmanship and renewed ex-com membership of 香港記者協會 HKJA despite demands from the Journal’s senior editors and her supervisor in the UK.

Today I was fired from the Wall Street Journal. This is my statement:

Below is HKJA's statement:

Selina was reporting on energy & the auto industry. The Wall Street Journal editors said her advocacy created a conflict as The Wall Street Journal is reporting on #pressfreedom in HK & China. Yet The Wall Street Journal has been campaigning for Evan Gershkovich in Russia & has asked for support from the global press community.

“The editor said employees of the Journal should not be seen as advocating for press freedom in a place like Hong Kong, even though they can in Western countries, where it is already established.” washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/…

Not to forget Victor Mallet's work visa wasn't renewed after he chaired a talk by an independence activist at the FCC as its vice-president in 2018. Early warning to news orgs. scmp.com/news/hong-kong…

“I pushed for press freedom in Hong Kong. The Wall Street Journal fired me.”Selina Cheng on the slow death of HK’s free press. @cjr Columbia Journalism School cjr.org/first_person/s… via @cjr

Unlike its Singaporean and Macanese counterparts, the Hong Kong Jockey Club looks poised to survive for decades to come thanks in good measure to its success in diversifying its revenue streams and savvy shifts in its charitable spending and investments. s.nikkei.com/3yaHBdV

Hong Kong has emerged as a #fencing powerhouse at the Paris Olympics, topping the sport's medal table with two gold medals, but the seeds of success were sown half a century ago. Story by Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 france24.com/en/live-news/2…

My friend’s new documentary on North Korean defectors is out. Prepare for an emotional watch: aljazeera.com/program/101-ea…

I wrote about the Olympic boxing gender controversy for MSNBC and asked when is enough going to be enough on this issue? msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

Muslims and migrants have been demonised by the press and politicians for decades. This racist, far-right violence is the culmination of that.

It may be a T8 but the Korean tour buses are still going to Monster Building. Who says HK tourism is in the doldrums

BREAKING: Dozens of Hong Kong journalists threatened, intimidated, harassed in ‘organised attack,’ press group says 🔗 buff.ly/47xzGEP

Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and their families have been harassed and intimidated online and in person over the last three months starting from June, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said on Friday. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

The 2014 Occupy movement catalyzed a profound political awakening among many young Hong Kongers and shaped the huge anti-government protests in 2019. Today, massive protests are deemed impossible. A now-and-then photo gallery with Chan Long Hei📸 apnews.com/article/ae70c3…

Our cabbie said this isn’t even the peak time for this HK Xiaohongshu spot, that’s at sunset. Kennedy Town station’s been so busy this week in the evenings

Being vegetarian in HK is tough, partly because if somewhere does a veggie option there will only be one (likely with truffle 🤮), so that’s all you can ever eat from that restaurant. As for the vegans…this “vegan” egg mayo is very much from a chicken.