The Charlotte Observer

newspaper serving Charlotte, North Carolina and its metro area
Organization newspaper Q5486310
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The Charlotte Observer

Summary

The Charlotte Observer is a newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (278 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Charlotte Observer received the George Polk Award[3].
  • The Charlotte Observer was a member of Inter American Press Association[4].
  • The Charlotte Observer was a member of North Carolina Press Association[5].
  • The Charlotte Observer is located in Charlotte[6].
  • The Charlotte Observer is in the country of United States[7].
  • The Charlotte Observer's instance of is recorded as newspaper[8].
  • The Charlotte Observer is owned by The McClatchy Company[9].
  • The Charlotte Observer is owned by Chatham Asset Management[10].
  • The Charlotte Observer's place of publication is recorded as Charlotte[11].
  • The Charlotte Observer's Commons category is recorded as The Charlotte Observer[12].
  • The Charlotte Observer's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Charlotte Observer's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • 1886 marks the founding of The Charlotte Observer[15].
  • The Charlotte Observer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.220831, 'lon': -80.843422}[16].
  • The Charlotte Observer's official website is recorded as https://charlotteobserver.com[17].
  • The Charlotte Observer's official website is recorded as http://www.charlotteobserver.com/[18].
  • The Charlotte Observer's official website is recorded as http://cisweb.lexis-nexis.com/sourceselect/returnToSearch.asp?csisrc=207954&after=0:ALL[19].
  • The Charlotte Observer's official website is recorded as http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=CHOB[20].
  • The Charlotte Observer's official website is recorded as http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.sgp/npe.2013273380[21].
  • The Charlotte Observer's described by source is recorded as The Expanding News Desert[22].
  • The Charlotte Observer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charlotte Observer'}[23].
  • The Charlotte Observer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Charlotte Observer'}[24].
  • The Charlotte Observer's different from is recorded as Charlotte Observer[25].
  • The Charlotte Observer's newspaper format is recorded as broadsheet[26].
  • The Charlotte Observer's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+249742'}[27].

Body

Founding

1886 marks the founding of The Charlotte Observer[15].

Ownership

Owners include The McClatchy Company[9], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 1857[30], headquartered in Sacramento[31] and Chatham Asset Management[10], a hedge fund[32], in United States[33], founded in 2000[34], headquartered in Chatham Borough[35].

Recognition

The Charlotte Observer received the George Polk Award[3].

Why It Matters

The Charlotte Observer ranks in the top 2% of newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (278 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

It is credited with the discovery of Panama Papers[38], an information leak[39], in Panama[40].

FAQs

What awards did The Charlotte Observer receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award[3].

What did The Charlotte Observer discover?

The Charlotte Observer is credited as discoverer of Panama Papers[38].

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  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received George Polk Award
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Charlotte
    Official website https://charlotteobserver.com, http://www.charlotteobserver.com/, http://cisweb.lexis-nexis.com/sourceselect/returnToSearch.as +2
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