Karen Attiah threatens legal action after Washington Post firing over Charlie Kirk social posts
Former Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah says she was fired over social media posts she made after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, disclosing the termination in a Substack post with screenshots of her Bluesky posts and disputing the paper’s characterization of her conduct as "unacceptable" and "gross misconduct"; the Washington Post declined to comment on personnel matters. On Sept. 11, 2025, the Democracy Defenders Fund sent a four‑page letter to WaPo HR chief Wayne Connell threatening to "pursue all appropriate remedies," asserting she did not engage in misconduct, that her posts were consistent with her role as an opinion journalist, and that the firing may violate the Washington‑Baltimore News Guild collective bargaining agreement.
📊 Analysis & Commentary (1)
"Steve Sailer riffs on the Washington Post’s dismissal of Karen Attiah, portraying it as a hypocritical, post‑Kirk course correction while joking that the paper just fired his favorite ‘content generator.’"
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- Democracy Defenders Fund sent a four-page letter on Attiah’s behalf to WaPo HR chief Wayne Connell threatening to 'pursue all appropriate remedies'.
- The letter (dated Sept. 11, 2025) quotes Attiah and contends she 'did not engage in any misconduct' and that her posts were consistent with her role as an opinion journalist.
- The letter asserts the termination may violate the Washington‑Baltimore News Guild collective bargaining agreement and frames the firing as wrongful.
- Attiah disclosed the firing in a Monday Substack post and included screenshots of her Bluesky posts.
- She says WaPo cited 'unacceptable' conduct and 'gross misconduct' for termination; she disputes the allegations.
- The Washington Post declined to comment on personnel matters.