An arbitrator has ruled that The Washington Post wrongfully fired Karen Attiah, the last Black full-time member of its opinion desk, ordering back pay and reinstating her benefits after finding no sufficient cause for termination. Her social media posts following Charlie Kirk’s killing — which questioned performative mourning for violent figures — were cited by the Post as gross misconduct, but the arbitrator sided with Attiah, calling the claims unfounded and affirming that journalists must be protected when speaking on difficult topics. The ruling is hailed as a major victory for press freedom, especially after Attiah’s yearlong fight for reinstatement. Meanwhile, the Post declined to comment further, while the National Association of Black Journalists recently awarded them for eliminating race and culture beats — a move that coincided with layoffs of Black journalists.
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