US EditionWashington Post columnist says she was fired over Charlie Kirk posts
- 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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Wisconsin workers are facing backlash over social media posts on Charlie Kirk
WISCONSIN— Employees in Wisconsin and across the country are facing consequences for social media comments made after the September 10 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In Milwaukee, Next Door- a childcare organization- announced the firing of an employee whose post called Kirk’s death “horrible” but criticized his pro-gun stance and said gun violence has taken too many lives. Next Door’s president, Heather Mehring Grams, said…
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired After Charlie Kirk Posts
A Washington Post columnist said on Sept. 15 that she was terminated by the newspaper over social media posts she made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Kirk, a conservative commentator, was shot and killed as he spoke at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. Karen Attiah said in a post on Substack, “Last week, the Washington Post fired me.” Her post included a photo of her burning what appears to be a copy of the newspaper. “In the …
Jeff Bezos' Washington Post fires last Black columnist on staff over Charlie Kirk posts
The Washington Post's last Black full-time columnist's 11-year career with the publication was cut short over her social media posts following the killing of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk in Utah, according to the writer Monday. Karen Attiah, 39, alleged in her Substack that the Jeff Bezos-owned publ...
Karen Attiah, a Washington Post columnist, announced that she was fired after posting on social media, following the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, messages about gun violence and "double standards" (ANSA)
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