Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher of deterring reporter from taking union role
A Hong Kong court on Thursday found the publisher of The Wall Street Journal guilty of trying to prevent one of its reporters from taking a leadership role in a local press union, but acquitted the company of a charge that it fired her because of her union activities.
TL;DR
- The Wall Street Journal's publisher was found guilty in a Hong Kong court.
- The conviction relates to attempts to prevent a reporter from taking a leadership role in a local press union.
- The publisher was acquitted of charges that the reporter was fired for her union activities.