US EditionWashington Post Columnist Karen Attiah Said She Was Fired Over Her Social Media Comments In Aftermath Of Killing Of Charlie Kirk
- Karen Attiah, a longtime Washington Post columnist and founding global opinions editor, said she was fired last week over social media posts after Charlie Kirk's assassination.
- Her termination followed a tense month-long standoff with the paper's new opinion editor amid a conservative shift and staff exodus at the Post.
- The Post accused Attiah's Bluesky posts of being unacceptable and endangering colleagues' safety, but she rejected these charges as false and unsupported.
- Attiah wrote her Monday Substack defending freedom and democracy while expressing “sadness and fear for America” over the country’s acceptance of political violence.
- Her firing highlights tensions over editorial direction and social media use, and reflects broader conflicts about political violence and journalistic standards.
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For many readers of The Washington Post who are concerned about the normalization of anti-Semitism, it was a round case. Karen Attiah was named the first editor of Global Reviews of the newspaper in 2016 and has been a columnist since 2021. This week, she said she was fired for what, according to the newspaper, was a series of posts about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who, according to the media, were "unacceptable," and cons…
Washington Post Opinion Columnist Fired For Social Media Posts On Charlie Kirk
The Washington Post has fired opinion columnist Karen Attiah due to social media posts she made after the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, according to Attiah's own Substack as well as an email, from Washington Post human resources staff, obtained by the newsletter Status. Attiah had worked with the Post's Opinions department for 11 years. From 2016 to 2021, she was editor of the Global Opinions section; at the time of her fir…
Commentary: The reaction to Charlie Kirk's killing shows that censorship starts in the workplace
Worried about a free-speech crackdown? As the case involving fired writer Karen Attiah shows, the private sector is stepping up to do that before the state even bothers.
Read the 2 social posts WaPo cited in firing a columnist after Charlie Kirk's killing
Karen AttiahISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Washington Post fired columnist Karen Attiah, citing two social-media posts about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing.Attiah's firing prompted concerns from the Post's guild and free press advocates.Two Post insiders said Attiah had been confronted multiple times by management about social posts.Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah made a flurry of social media posts after Charlie…
Washington Post Columnist Fired Over Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
Photo: karenattiah.com Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah said she was fired over social media posts she made in response to the fatal shooting of conservative figure Charlie Kirk, per HuffPost. Kirk was shot and killed last week during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University. The alleged gunman is currently in custody. While condemning … Continued
WaPo columnist Karen Attiah fired over social media posts
Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah was reportedly fired over her social media comments in the aftermath of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Attiah, a prominent voice on race, gender, and global affairs, announced her termination via a Substack post. Karen Attiah claims she was fired “without evidence” of charges Attiah posted a Substack column on […] The post WaPo columnist Karen Attiah fired over social media posts appeare…
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