Arbitrator Orders Post to Reinstatement | Raleigh News

Raleigh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 24, 2026 · 1m

An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate Karen Attiah, its former opinion editor and the last Black full-time member of the desk, after ruling her firing was wrongful. Attiah was terminated in September for a social media post about Charlie Kirk’s death, which questioned the ethics of “performative mourning” for a white man who promoted violence. The Post claimed her comments violated policy and endangered staff — but the arbitrator found no sufficient cause, upholding the union contract and ordering back pay and benefits. Attiah hailed it as a win for journalists, while the…