{"id":2648846,"date":"2026-08-24T10:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-ordered-to-rehire-karen-attiah-after-charlie-kirk-posts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:57:01","slug":"washington-post-ordered-to-rehire-karen-attiah-after-charlie-kirk-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-ordered-to-rehire-karen-attiah-after-charlie-kirk-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post ordered to rehire Karen Attiah after Charlie Kirk posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-post-ordered-to-rehire-karen-attiah-after-charlie-kirk-posts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Karen Attiah was ordered to be reinstated by the Washington Post after a private arbitrator ruled that her firing in September 2025 was unjustified. The newspaper had dismissed her for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media posts reacting<\/a> to the killing of Charlie Kirk, which her supporters argued were within her rights as an opinion writer. Attiah celebrated her victory, stating she fought back against the Post\u2019s decision, which she claimed was retaliatory for her truthful commentary. The arbitrator found that her dismissal lacked sufficient cause and that the Post failed to prove she engaged in gross misconduct. Internal communications revealed that her posts, made on the day Kirk was shot, were considered unacceptable by her editors, leading to her termination amid claims of performance issues. The dispute was settled through arbitration on August 20, confirming her reinstatement. The case highlights tensions around free expression, employee rights, and the boundaries of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-partisan-figure-bidens-budget-office-pick-grilled-over-past-social-media-conduct\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Partisan Figure\u2019: Biden\u2019s Budget Office Pick Grilled Over Past Social Media Conduct\">social media conduct<\/a> in journalism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-post\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"343\"><em>Washington Post<\/em> <\/a>was ordered to rehire Karen Attiah after a private arbitrator ruled the newspaper broke its labor agreement when it fired the opinion columnist over her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"433\">social media<\/a> posts following the assassination of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4089\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attiah was fired in September 2025 after posting her reaction to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turning-point-usa\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2923\">Turning Point USA<\/a> co-founder\u2019s killing at Utah Valley University. She <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KarenAttiah\/status\/2091847653218730476?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KarenAttiah\/status\/2091847653218730476?s=20\">celebrated her rehiring<\/a> on social media Monday, declaring her victory in the dispute with the<em> Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4697954\/washington-post-ordered-rehire-karen-attiah-charlie-kirk-posts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Washington Post ordered to rehire Karen Attiah after posts about Charlie Kirk<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4695453\/doj-silence-major-gun-cases-tests-second-amendment-advocates-trust-in-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ silence in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-silence-in-gun-cases-tests-second-amendment-allies\/\" title=\"Trump DOJ silence in gun ...s tests Second Amendment allies\">major gun cases tests<\/a> Second Amendment advocates\u2019 trust in Trump<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4697396\/trump-court-family-record-bbc-defamation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump requests court to protect family records from BBC defamation case investigation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth after Charlie Kirk\u2019s killing. I fought back,\u201d Attiah said. \u201cI\u2019m happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/24\/business\/washington-post-karen-attiah.html\">arbitrator\u2019s decision<\/a> obtained by the <em>New York Times<\/em>, Attiah\u2019s dismissal was not backed by \u201cgood and sufficient cause,\u201d and the outlet \u201cfailed to establish the grievant engaged in gross misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the posts cited by the organization was made on the day Kirk was shot and referenced the wave of grief that struck his friends, family, and followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRefusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is \u2026 not the same as violence,\u201d\u00a0Attiah said, later arguing she made the statements in the purview of her position as an opinion writer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But her editor at the time, Wayne Connell, and the company\u2019s chief human resources officer, Adam O\u2019Neal, did not see it that way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to written testimony from June obtained by the <em>New York Times<\/em>, O\u2019Neal saw Attiah\u2019s posts and sent them to Connell. O\u2019Neal said her statements were \u201cbeyond the pale, completely unacceptable for someone associated with Opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O\u2019Neal and Connell then met with the <em>Washington Post\u2019s<\/em> CEO, Will Lewis, and made the decision to terminate Attiah. The termination letter also references performance concerns, suggesting other factors contributed to her firing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4697248\/joe-concha-rip-hasan-piker-democrat\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4697248\/joe-concha-rip-hasan-piker-democrat\/\">JOE CONCHA RIPS HASAN PIKER: \u2018DEMOCRATS ACTUALLY CAMPAIGN WITH THIS MANIAC\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The columnist said the outlet violated its labor agreement by firing her, but the agreement included a clause that allowed her to dispute her dismissal through arbitration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The matter was settled on Aug. 20 after a year of discussions and is legally binding, as the outlet\u2019s labor agreement says that any resolution made through arbitration is such.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post ordered to rehire Attiah over social media posts after firing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2648847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26014523261292-e1768404983254.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44291,84583,84584,32293],"class_list":["post-2648846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-charlie-kirk","tag-karen-attiah","tag-rehire-order","tag-washington-post"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26014523261292-e1768404983254.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648846"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648850,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648846\/revisions\/2648850"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}