Editing World Journal (section)

==Controversies==

===Alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party===
According to a 2001 report by the [[Jamestown Foundation]], ''World Journal'' was one of the four major Chinese newspapers found in the U.S. that "has recently begun bowing to pressure from the Beijing government." The other three which were ''[[Sing Tao Daily]]'', ''[[Ming Pao Daily News]]'', and ''[[The China Press]]'' had already been "either directly or indirectly controlled by the government of Mainland China".  The report referenced an instance of self-censorship by ''World Journal'' in its efforts to develop business ties with Mainland China in which Chinese Consulates in both New York and San Francisco have pressured the paper{{'}}s local offices to not publish ads related to [[Falun Gong]]. The New York office reportedly acquiesced in full and did not publish the ads, while the San Francisco office acquiesced in part by burying the ads among the paper's least viewed pages.<ref>Duzhe, Mei. China Brief Vol1, Issue 10. [http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=28481&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=191&no_cache=1#.VqafxxgrKvM "How China's Government is Attempting to Control Chinese Media in America"] "Jamestown Foundation." 2001</ref>  Conversely, Jason Q. Ng of [[China Digital Times]] and [[Citizen Lab]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Q. Ng|url=https://www.centerforthehumanities.org/programming/participants/jason-q-ng|access-date=December 6, 2020|website=Center for the Humanities|language=en-US|publication-place=[[City University of New York]]|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303112735/https://www.centerforthehumanities.org/programming/participants/jason-q-ng|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Articles by Jason Q. Ng|url=https://www.technologyreview.com/author/jason-q-ng/|access-date=December 6, 2020|website=[[MIT Technology Review]]|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202162231/https://www.technologyreview.com/author/jason-q-ng/|url-status=live}}</ref> considered ''World Journal'' in 2013 to be relatively critical of PRC policies.<ref name="Ng2013">{{cite book|first=Jason Q.|last=Ng|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqjAjRN_F8QC&q=duowei&pg=PA134|title=Blocked on Weibo: What Gets Suppressed on China s Version of Twitter (And Why)|date=August 6, 2013|publisher=[[The New Press]]|isbn=978-1-59558-885-2|pages=134–|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814085738/https://books.google.com/books?id=qqjAjRN_F8QC&q=duowei&pg=PA134|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Labor law violation===
On January 10, 2007, a Southern California jury found the [[Monterey Park, California|Monterey Park]]-based ''Chinese Daily News'' responsible for failing to give employees breaks, lunches, and overtime, and awarded the plaintiffs $2.5 million. The plaintiffs alleged that they worked over twelve hours per day, were not provided accurate pay statements, and were unfairly interfered with during unionization attempts. In 2001, the employees voted to join the [[Communication Workers of America]], but the [[National Labor Relations Board]] vacated the union vote after finding that the election was tainted. ''Chinese Daily News'' appealed the ruling in the district court, with proceedings held in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 2011, after the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] decided ''Dukes v. Wal-Mart'', the U.S. Supreme Court remanded the case back to the Ninth Circuit for reconsideration in light of Dukes.  On September 13, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal rejected the district court's grant of class certification under FRCP Rule 23(b)(3).  Upon remand at the district court level, Plaintiffs once again moved for class certification, and the district court recertified the class.

''Chinese Daily News'' thereafter filed a FRCP Rule 23(f) Petition to Appeal, which the Ninth Circuit granted on August 22, 2014. This matter is currently pending briefing at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.pasadenaweekly.com/2007/01/25/principles-price/|author=Kevin Uhrich|title=Chinese Daily News could be out even more money after jury awards workers $2.5 million|journal=Pasadena Weekly|date=2007-01-25|issue=56}}</ref> The Los Angeles area-based ''Chinese Daily News'' was later amalgamated into the New York City-headquartered ''World Journal''.<ref>Law 360, San Diego (March 05, 2013, 10:55 PM ET)</ref><ref>ninth circuit court of appeal No. 08-55483 D.C. No.2:04-cv-01498-CBM-JWJ</ref>

===Discrimination against breastfeeding women===
On October 21, 2013, ''World Journal'' published a controversial article that allegedly discriminated against breastfeeding women. Titled "Breastfeeding photos embarrass Chinese-American to death", the article cited anonymous resources, labeled breastfeeding photos as "R-rated-photos", described those photos as "disturbing" and "disgusting." The article received strong reaction among [[Chinese American]] Community and the Taiwanese Breastfeeding Association launched a protest against ''World Journal''. Media Watch criticized that the report was "misleading" and "biased."<ref>[http://www.mediawatch.com/?p=1333 Political Exposure: the Breasts]</ref>

It was also reported that ''World Journal'' allegedly failed to accommodate employees' legal nursing needs. Taiwanese American journalist and author [[To-wen Tseng]] blogged about her experience of being forced to pump her breast milk in a bathroom stall, and was harassed by colleagues for attempting to wash pumping accessories in the office kitchen.<ref>[http://breastfeedingtowen.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-quit-my-job-because-id-rather-be.html "I'd rather be breastfeeding"], blog post, Nov 2013</ref> In November 2013, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center submitted a lawyer's letter to ''World Journal'', requesting a policy change and supervisor training regarding nursing employee's legal rights.

The ''World Journal'' disputed the employee's claims, but agreed to settle the case. On August 25, 2014, ''World Journal'' made a policy change as requested and paid for the damage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.las-elc.org/news/las-elc-settles-breastfeeding-discrimination-claim-against-world-journal|title=LAS-ELC Settles Breastfeeding Discrimination Claim against World Journal}}</ref><ref>settlement agreement between LAS-ELC and World Journal 08-25-2014.</ref>