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.
