Selina Cheng

This is a Hong Kong name; Cheng is the surname.

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]

Selina Cheng
Cheng in 2024
Chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2024
Preceded by	Ronson Chan
Personal details
Alma mater	Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism[1]
Occupation	Journalist

Media unionism

Cheng hosts her first press conference

Cheng joined the HKJA board in 2021.^[3] On 22 June 2024, Cheng was elected 100-2 as chair at the association's annual general meeting, succeeding Ronson Chan.^[11] She assumed office on July 1.^[12]

On 17 July, Cheng was fired from the Wall Street Journal. She claimed her employer pressured her not to stand for election for chair of the union.^[13][14][15] The Journal has denied that Cheng's firing was related to her role at the HKJA.^[2] The sacking 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 Asian department of Georgetown University Law Center, 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 US-based Congressional-Executive Commission on China noted on its official Twitter account that it was "tracking concerns" about Cheng's firing.^[16]