Arbitrator Orders Post to Rehire Attiah | US News

A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate fired columnist Karen Attiah and pay her back wages, ruling the paper violated its labor agreement by firing her over social media posts about conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Attiah argued her comments — which defended mourning someone who “espoused violence” without equating it to being violent — were part of her journalistic duty, not a breach of policy. The Post claimed her posts damaged its reputation, but the arbitrator found their reasoning insufficient and inconsistent with their own rules. Attiah, backed by a progressive nonprofit, sees this as vindication for free expression and is ready to return. The newspaper respects the ruling but won’t comment further. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d11545e3f31cd9af