Outlet track record
The Charlotte Observer
U.S. center-left
The Charlotte Observer is a daily newspaper serving Charlotte, North Carolina, now owned by hedge fund Chatham Asset Management through the McClatchy newspaper chain. Its editorial positions lean center-left, and media-bias trackers consistently rate it as left-of-center on policy issues while giving it high marks for factual accuracy. Its coverage of the Trump administration has generally been critical, consistent with its editorial history and broader left-center orientation.
Owned byChatham Asset Management, a New Jersey-based hedge fund, through its subsidiary McClatchy (which merged with Chatham-owned A360media in December 2024)
LeaningU.S. center-left
On the administrationbroadly critical
5average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun