He also chaired the board of the conservative newspaper Morgenbladet from 1902, but due to disagreements with editor-in-chief Nils Vogt in 1913, both Harbitz and Vogt stepped down from their positions.
He chaired the board of the conservative newspaper Morgenbladet from 1902, but due to disagreements with editor-in-chief Nils Vogt in 1913, both Harbitz and Vogt resigned from their positions.