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
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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]

  1. ^ "Statement from the Columbia Journalism School Faculty in Support of Press Freedom and Selina Cheng, '16 M.S. Stabile | Columbia Journalism School".
  2. ^ 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. ^ "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.