A former Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong accuses the paper of firing her over her role leading a press union and advocating for press freedom in the Chinese city. Reporter Selina Cheng said her supervisor at the Journal told her to withdraw from running for the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) as employees "should not be seen as advocating for press freedom in a place like Hong Kong", Cheng said. A Dow Jones spokesperson said that the Wall Street Journal "has been and continues to be a fierce and vocal advocate for press freedom in Hong Kong and around the world." "While we can confirm that we made some personnel changes today, we don't comment on specific individuals," the spokesperson told AFP. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES