Hong Kong press union head sues WSJ for 'unreasonable dismissal'
Raw StoryA former Wall Street Journal reporter began proceedings Tuesday to sue the newspaper for "unreasonable dismissal", after she said she was fired for taking up a role heading a Hong Kong press union. Selina Cheng reported on the Chinese electric vehicle industry for the newspaper before she was made redundant in July, weeks after she was elected chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association. Cheng said when she was dismissed her supervisor told her the Journal's employees "should not be seen as advocating for press freedom in a place like Hong Kong". "I think the Wall Street Journal has done irreparable damage to my own reputation and the Hong Kong Journalists Association's reputation," Cheng told reporters after filing a civil claim with the city's Labour Department.
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