The Charlotte Ledger

The Charlotte Ledger is an independently owned digital newsletter and website focused on Charlotte, North Carolina business and civic news, founded and run by former Charlotte Observer journalist Tony Mecia. It is funded almost entirely by reader subscriptions and local sponsorships, with no hedge-fund, foundation, or corporate ownership. Its coverage is primarily local in scope; where it intersects with national politics, it has reported critically on false or misleading claims made by Trump administration officials about crime in Charlotte, while not taking a consistent ideological line.