Billionaire CEO Joe Ricketts shuts down DNAinfo and Gothamist after unionization vote By Michael Walters and Alexander Fangmann 4 November 2017 Billionaire Joe Ricketts, the owner of the local news focused websites DNAinfo and Gothamist, abruptly shut down their web presence and removed online access to their archives on Thursday, in evident retaliation for … Continue reading Billionaire CEO Joe Ricketts shuts down DNAinfo and Gothamist after unionization vote