John Hartman

The story is as old as journalism: the tension between a public servant’s urge to do the right thing while breaking the law, spilling secrets in the process and paying a price when it gets published. Reality Winner, a private defense contractor with security clearance, sits in jail today...

Print is dead. Long live content. At a time when Internet news portals are exploiting all the video and graphic-driven gimmicks at their disposal, a startup called The Athletic is a local, subscription-based news service that - wait for it - focuses on quality reporting. With no ads. The Athletic...

Bret Stephens is weathering a fierce storm after his inaugural New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) column on climate change. Following his Friday piece maintaining the dangers of conviction and advocating thorough consideration of both sides, angry Times subscribers wrote publicly and took to social...

It’s been a bleak decade for journalists. Every week brings another round of layoffs spawned by shifting consumer trends. On Monday, Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) announced 141 impending cuts at a New Jersey paper. In 2016, Guardian Media Group downsized its U.S. workforce by about 30 percent,...

After a seven-month courtship that veered from strong affinity to acrimonious mud-slinging, Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) called off its merger talks with tronc Inc (NASDAQ: TRNC). Checkered M&A Move The initial move was made in April, and upon hitting rough weather, Gannett went public with an...