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WaPo Triumphs After Yearlong Struggle To Remove Karen Attiah From Masthead
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The Washington Post is celebrating this week after finally ridding itself of Karen Attiah. The paper had been trying to end its professional relationship with Attiah since September of last year, when she was fired for making racially charged comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination. Doing what c
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Background: Karen Attiah
Karen Attiah is an American writer, commentator, and editor, formerly employed by The Washington Post. Hired in 2014, she was the founding editor in 2016 for its Global Opinions section, and was elevated to Opinions columnist in 2021. She was fired by the Post in 2025 in response to her social media comments referencing Charlie Kirk in the aftermath of his assassination.3
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