Washington Post Opinion Columnist Karen Attiah Says She Was Fired Over Social Media Posts After Charlie Kirk's Death

The Washington Post's global opinions editor Karen Attiah said on Monday she was fired from the Jeff Bezos-owned paper over multiple social media posts commenting on political and gun violence that she claimed the paper unfairly labeled as "gross misconduct." "Last week, the Washington Post fired me," she wrote in a Substack post. "The reason? Speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America's apathy toward guns." Attiah previously edited columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in 2018 in an operation ordered by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin . . .