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Arbitrator Rules Post Wrongfully Fired Attiah | Lafayette Louisiana News
An arbitrator has ruled that The Washington Post wrongfully fired Karen Attiah, the last Black full-time opinion writer on its staff, over social media posts she made after Charlie Kirk’s death. The ruling found no sufficient cause for termination and ordered back pay and benefits — a victory Attiah calls pivotal for journalists speaking truth to power. Her posts, which questioned performative mourning for a violent white man, were labeled “gross misconduct” by the Post. As the only Black female opinion writer at the paper, Attiah’s case highlights systemic issues in media representation and…
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