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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

Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah says she has been fired from the newspaper over social media posts about gun control and race in the aftermath of far right commentator Charlie Kirk’s killing.

Attiah, 39, recounted in a Substack post that she had been dropped as a Post columnist after 11 years for “speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America’s apathy toward guns”.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/15/karen-attiah-fired-washington-post-charlie-kirk

Author : Edward Helmore

Publish date : 2025-09-15 17:54:00

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