What my Charlotte Ledger internship taught me about local news – and myself

I'm proud to have had a hand in two publications that are shaping and redefining what local news means

This summer, The Ledger was delighted to have UNC Chapel Hill student Lindsey Banks as our reporting intern, a paid internship we co-sponsored with fellow local media outlet QCity Metro. Lindsey spent the summer living in a dorm on the UNC Charlotte campus and reporting stories ranging from an interview with the new Charlotte Mecklenburg Library CEO to …