{"id":"6be2393c-7be5-4d9a-b128-519b5a4543f5","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367085/wall-street-journal-publisher-convicted-blocking-reporters-bid-lead-union","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Wall Street Journal publisher convicted for blocking reporter’s bid to lead union","plainHeadline":"WSJ publisher found guilty of illegally blocking reporter from union leadership bid","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Dow Jones Publishing Co (Asia) found guilty of illegally deterring a reporter from running for the Hong Kong Journalists Association leadership.","Court ruled the prior-approval requirement for election participation was wrongful and unjustified.","Cheng Kar-yue won the union leadership race and praised the verdict as meticulous and fair.","Sentence to be decided early next year; fine up to HK$100,000 possible under Employment Ordinance.","Dow Jones disputed the ruling and will evaluate next steps after the verdict."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T12:15:51.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-10T13:14:47.001Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/8320fcc5-502d-4fae-8976-f1f5d67e466e","storyId":"8320fcc5-502d-4fae-8976-f1f5d67e466e","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/10/14ecd6d2-5523-4317-bc4f-d3553d482ebc_c7d3264f.jpg?itok=MXjjJPvF&v=1789042549","author":"Brian Wong","dek":"The publisher of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has been found guilty of violating Hong Kong’s labour laws by illegally preventing a former reporter from running for the chairmanship of a local press union."}