Arbitrator Orders Post to Reinstatement | Raleigh News

An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate Karen Attiah, its former opinion editor and the last Black full-time member of the desk, after ruling her firing was wrongful. Attiah was terminated in September for a social media post about Charlie Kirk’s death, which questioned the ethics of “performative mourning” for a white man who promoted violence. The Post claimed her comments violated policy and endangered staff — but the arbitrator found no sufficient cause, upholding the union contract and ordering back pay and benefits. Attiah hailed it as a win for journalists, while the Democracy Defenders Fund called it proof media can’t silence truth-tellers through retaliation. The Post acknowledged the arbitration but declined further comment.

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