Excerpt from Chronicle brief in today's paper: AsianWeek Editor Samson Wong has been removed as editor in chief of the publication and reassigned as a result of the furor that followed publication in late February of a column titled "Why I Hate Blacks." Wong has been reassigned to a job of "senior editorial consultant," AsianWeekContinue reading "Chronicle Brief on Editor Changes"
AsianWeek Removes Editor-in-Chief
Leaders of the civil rights organizations that initiated the protest against AsianWeek's publication of a hate speech column against African Americans today noted the newspaper's decision to remove Samson Wong as editor-in-chief. The masthead of the newspaper's March 30 issue shows that former editor-in-chief Samson Wong's title is now "Senior Editorial Consultant." "We asked AsianWeekContinue reading "AsianWeek Removes Editor-in-Chief"
AsianWeek Masthead Shows Editor Changes
AsianWeek has quietly changed their masthead in the issue that appeared on the stands today. Samson Wong is no longer editor-in-chief. His new title is "senior editorial consultant." Ted Fang is now editor and publisher. He was previously editor-at-large.