Karen Attiah is returning to The Washington Post in dramatic fashion.
The columnist was dismissed last fall for making controversial social media posts following conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. Now, an independent arbitrator has ruled that Jeff Bezos’ newspaper wrongly fired her.
“The Washington Post did not have good and sufficient cause to terminate the employment of the Grievant, Karen Attiah,” arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa said in the ruling, which was announced on Monday.
Attiah must be reinstated by The Washington Post and given full backpay and compensation for lost benefits, the ruling said.
“This decision confirms what…
