Longtime Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah said Monday that she was fired by the newspaper last week over “unacceptable” social media posts she made in the wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, adding that she was the last remaining full-time Black opinion writer on staff.
The Washington Post declined to comment on personnel matters.
The paper does have a public-facing “Policies and Standards” that details the Post’s position on social media use by employees.
“As a columnist, I used my voice to defend freedom and democracy, challenge power and reflect on culture and politics with honesty and conviction,” Attiah wrote on Substack.
open image in gallery Karen Attiah said she was fired as a Washington Post columnist over social media posts she made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
“Washington D.C. no longer has a paper that reflects the people it serves,” she wrote in her Substack Monday.
“I put my safety on the line for years to push publicly for justice and accountability in his murder.”. »
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