Coverage dated August 24, 2026

Black Users More Likely To Share Social Media Content, Fired Washington Post Columnist Wrote in Performance Self-Evaluation

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Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah’s social media posts after the shooting of Charlie Kirk could harm the journalistic reputation of the Washington Post and “were ill-timed,” but didn’t amount to the “gross misconduct” required by a union contract to justify firing Attiah, who had worked at the …

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    Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah’s social media posts after the shooting of Charlie Kirk could harm the journalistic reputation of the Washington Post and “were ill-timed,” but didn’t amount to the “gross misconduct” required by a union contract to justify firing Attiah, who had worked at the …

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