Washington Post Fires Columnist Karen Attiah Over Controversial Social Media Posts Made in the Aftermath of Conservative Commentator Charlie Kirk’s Assassination, Citing Violations of Journalistic Standards, Escalating Debate About Free Expression, Media Responsibility, and Political Polarization in American Newsrooms
Karen Attiah, a longtime opinion columnist at The Washington Post, has been dismissed after posting a series of controversial remarks on social media in the wake of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The decision, announced internally last week and later confirmed by Attiah herself, has reignited debate over the intersection of journalism, free expression, and…