Washington Post columnist says she was fired for social media posts after Kirk was killed
Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah said on Monday that she was fired from the publication over social media posts she made following the killing of Charlie Kirk.
Writing in a lengthy Substack post, Attiah said she was dismissed over her posts on Bluesky that she says were deemed to be “unacceptable,” “gross misconduct” and that endangered the physical safety of her colleagues.
“They rushed to fire me without even a conversation,” she wrote. “This was not only a hasty overreach, but a violation of the very standards of journalistic fairness and rigor the Post claims to uphold.”
A spokesperson for the Washington Post declined to comment on personal matters. The Washington Post’s public social media policy requires employees to ensure any posts made do not make “reasonable people question their editorial independence, nor make reasonable people question The Post’s ability to cover issues fairly.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/15/washington-post-karen-attiah-kirk-00564027
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