Day of Design: 20 Years of Newspaper Design

The Charlotte Observer

Charlotte, N.C.

The Charlotte Observer serves Charlotte, N.C. and its metro area. It is owned by The McClatchy Company.

The Observer primarily serves Charlotte and Mecklenburg County and the surrounding counties of Iredell, Cabarrus, Union, Lancaster, York, Gaston, Catawba, and Lincoln. It publishes local sections for each of these outlying counties and for specific neighborhoods within Mecklenburg.

Source: Wikipedia

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Read a 1993 design note from The Charlotte Observer
THEN

1993

234,000 circulation

250 staff

1993 Frontpage
The Charlotte Observer front page from Feb. 10, 1993
See a newsroom photo from 1993
NOW

2013

137,379 circulation

N/A staff

2013 Frontpage
The Charlotte Observer front page from Feb. 10, 2013 (Or Feb. 8 page)