Sightline Media Group, formerly Gannett Government Media and Army Times Publishing Company, is a United States company that publishes newspapers, magazines, websites, and other publications about the U.S. and other militaries.
The company's ''Military Times'' group publishes four bimonthly newspapers aimed at current and former U.S. military personnel: '' Army Times'' (founded 1940), ''
Navy Times
''Navy Times'' (ISSN 0028-1697) is an American newspaper published 26 times per year serving active, reserve and retired United States Navy personnel and their families, providing news, information, analysis, community lifestyle features, educa ...
'' (founded 1951), '' Air Force Times'' (founded 1947), and ''
Marine Corps Times
''Marine Corps Times'' (ISSN 1522-0869) is a newspaper serving active, reserve and retired United States Marine Corps personnel and their families, providing news, information and analysis as well as community and lifestyle features, educational su ...
'' (founded 1999). It also publishes ''
Defense News
''Defense News'' is a website and newspaper about the politics, business, and technology of national security published by Sightline Media Group. Founded in 1986, ''Defense News'' serves an audience of senior military, government, and industry d ...
Federal Times
''Federal Times'' is a source of information for senior U.S. government managers on trends and issues facing them in their job performance and career. The magazine is published six times per year. ''Federal Times'' is part of Sightline Media Grou ...
''.
Its defunct publications include ''
Armed Forces Journal
''Armed Forces Journal'' (''AFJ'') was a publication for American military officers and leaders in government and industry.
Created in 1863 as a weekly newspaper, ''AFJ'' was published under various names by various owners in various formats fo ...
'', founded in 1863, which was the nation's longest-running defense-themed publication until it ceased publication in 2014.
History
The company was founded in 1940 as the Army Times Publishing Company.
In August 1997, it was purchased by the
Gannett Company
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
As part of the spinoff of digital and broadcasting properties in 2015, Gannett spun off these properties to Tegna. In March 2016, Tegna sold Sightline Media Group to
Regent
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
, a Los Angeles-based
private equity firm
A private equity firm is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of startup or operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies including lev ...
controlled by investor
Michael Reinstein
Michael A. Reinstein is an American businessman, lawyer, private equity executive and the founder and chairman of Regent, a global private equity firm.
Early life
Michael Reinstein was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended Southern Method ...
.
In 2011, hackers breached a Sightline database of subscribers, obtaining their names, passwords, email addresses, duty status, paygrade, and branch of service.