Shirley Yam/CPJ Guest Blogger
Shirley Yam is vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association.
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Amid Hong Kong protests, journalists battle misperceptions of press freedom
EDITOR’S NOTE: As pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong intensify ahead of China’s National Day on Wednesday, some reporters have been caught in the melee. But for Hong Kong’s journalists, there is more at stake than run-ins with the riot police.