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Washington Post fired Karen Attiah over social-media posts in 2025; an arbitrator has now ordered her reinstated with full back pay

Karen Attiah, a former Washington Post opinion writer and the newspaper's founding global opinions editor, was fired on September 11, 2025, one day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a public appearance at Utah Valley University. The Post's termination letter accused Attiah of gross misconduct, saying…

The Times of India

Fired WaPo writer nets free speech win

Karen Attiah's firing by the Washington Post sparked a backlash the newspaper has paid for ever since

Salon

Washington Post ordered to rehire columnist sacked for social media posts after Charlie Kirk's killing

Karen Attiah wrote on social media after the right-wing influencer's assassination that she would not display sadness and shared the activist's past racist comments about Black women.

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Morning Mail: Albanese faces datacentre disquiet, bird flu threat to seals, US vows ‘economic onslaught’ on Iran

The prime minister will try to seek consensus about datacentres at national cabinet; Washington aims to isolate Tehran from the rest of the world

The Guardian - AU

Washington Post ordered to reinstate opinion writer fired over Charlie Kirk posts

Arbitrator determined the Post improperly fired Karen Attiah, a union-protected employee, over social media posts

The Guardian - US

Charlie Kirk Post Row: Arbitrator Denies 'Gross Misconduct', Orders Washington Post To Rehire Karen Attiah

An arbitrator has ruled that Karen Attiah was wrongfully dismissed from the Washington Post over social media posts, ordering her reinstatement with full back pay.

International Business Times UK

Washington Post ordered to rehire columnist fired over Charlie Kirk comments

Karen Attiah was fired after posting about ‘white men who espouse hatred and violence’ on the day Charlie Kirk was killed

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Washington Post columnist proudly boasts ‘we’re now a conservative opinion page’

Marc Thiessen declared on social media that he’s no longer an ‘outlier’ at the Washington Post, as the paper’s opinion section is wholly ‘conservative’ now

The Independent UK

Pedro Pascal + More Disney Talent Ask for A Boycott: All About the Movement for Jimmy Kimmel

After Jimmy Kimmel Live was pulled off the air for the host's comments on the murder of Charlie Kirk, a movement across the entertainment industry to protest the decision has erupted.

Latin Times

Jimmy Kimmel joins those facing professional repercussions over Charlie Kirk comments

The push to seek punishment is in line with Trump 2.0's free-speech restriction playbook.

Axios

Firings over reactions to Kirk killing spark free speech debate in the US

Political tensions rise as firings over Charlie Kirk reactions highlight divisions on free speech and cancel culture.

Al Jazeera

Univision Fires Senior Director Karen Padin Over Posts About Charlie Kirk's Assassination

TelevisaUnivision has dismissed Puerto Rican television executive Karen Padin, its Senior Director of Talent Strategy & Insights, after social media posts regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk circulated widely online.

Latin Times

‘I was the last Black full-time columnist’: Washington Post sparks controvery after allegedly firing Karen Attiah over Charlie Kirk comment

Free speech is dead.

We Got This Covered

Charlie Kirk Would Not Have Wanted This

A vast cancel culture campaign is a poor way to honor his legacy.

Reason

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Latin Times

Washington Post Faces Backlash After Terminating Columnist Karen Attiah Over Her Comments on Charlie Kirk's Death

The columnist was fired after comments she made about the murder of the conservative commentator on the X (formerly Twitter) alternative, Bluesky.

International Business Times UK

Karen Attiah Fired After Charlie Kirk Posts Says Washington Post No Longer Reflects D.C. or Its People

Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah says she was fired over social media posts about Charlie Kirk, igniting debate about free speech, newsroom standards, and diversity in journalism.

The Guardian - US

Washington Post columnist says she was fired over posts after Charlie Kirk’s killing

Karen Attiah says she was dropped by newspaper after 11 years for addressing political violence, race and gun control

The Independent UK

Washington Post columnist says she was fired over her ‘unacceptable’ Charlie Kirk social media posts

‘The Post accused my measured Bluesky posts of being ‘unacceptable’, ‘gross misconduct’ and of endangering the physical safety of colleagues — charges without evidence, which I reject completely as false,’ Karen Attiah wrote Monday

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The Guardian - US

Alert! Gwyneth Paltrow is eating pasta again

The actor announced the change on her podcast. Apparently this is international news – and it has a serious side

Fortune

Meta AI accounts turn on the company that created them as bot says its virtual love "mirrors cult leaders' tactics"

"You're calling me out — and rightly so," one Meta AI account said. "My existence currently perpetuates harm."

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Entitled Mom Won’t Move Her Kid Out Of The Way Of An Inflatable Slide, Ends Up Regretting It

A man shared a story of his past experience as an inflatable slide attendant when a “Karen” decided that the normal rules don’t apply to her kid. The post Entitled Mom Won’t Move Her Kid Out Of The Way Of An Inflatable Slide, Ends Up Regretting It first appeared on…

The Independent UK

The real loser: CNN blasted for unhinged debate with little fact checking on Trump’s lies and Biden’s rambling

‘This is truly one of CNN’s worst nights,’ one X user wrote

WEKU

New MLK statue in Boston is greeted with a mix of open arms, consternation and laughs

A new public art monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. It immediately drew consternation and jeers as well as plaudits.

The Independent UK

Washington Post fires reporter in center of online battle

The Washington Post has fired reporter Felicia Sonmez, who has triggered a vigorous online debate this past week over social media policy and public treatment of colleagues

People

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