Karen Attiah said she was fired for "speaking out against political violence" and America's apathy toward guns.
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Prominent columnist and editor Karen Attiah has been fired from the Washington Post over a series of posts she wrote following the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Karen Attiah, a former Washington Post columnist, revealed in a Substack post that she was fired by the outlet over social media posts after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Columnist Karen Attiah complained on Monday that The Washington Post fired her for falsely quoting Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk following his assassination. The Post fired ...
The columnist said that she was fired over social media posts in the aftermath of the killing of Charlie Kirk.
After the horrific assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah wrote about the empty platitudes of conservatives who indulge in violent rhetoric when it suits them. She later quoted, without comment,
Attiah announced she was fired after editors deemed her social media commentary "unacceptable", including a post made following the assassination of Kirk.
Washington Post columnist says she was fired over her 'unacceptable' Charlie Kirk social media posts
'The Post accused my measured Bluesky posts of being 'unacceptable', 'gross misconduct' and of endangering the physical safety of colleagues -- charges without evidence, which I reject completely as false,' Karen Attiah wrote on Monday.
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