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Arbitrator Rules Post Fired Attiah Wrongly | Charleston News
An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate columnist Karen Attiah and pay her back wages, ruling the paper’s firing was unjustified and violated its own labor agreement. The Post had accused Attiah of gross misconduct over social media posts following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, claiming they damaged the newspaper’s reputation. Attiah defended her posts as legitimate opinion journalism, critiquing performative mourning for figures who promoted violence and highlighting how societal demands for empty grief fuel America’s cycle of violence. While the Post cited past…
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