The Gazette (Maryland)
{{short description|Weekly newspaper in Maryland}}
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The Gazette published weekly community newspapers serving Montgomery, Prince George's, Frederick, and Carroll counties in Maryland, including a subscription-based weekend edition covering business and politics throughout the state. The group of papers consistently won awards from the Suburban Newspapers of America, and regional awards. It was based in Gaithersburg.
In June 2015, Nash Holdings said it would close the newspapers.
History
The community newspaper group published ten Montgomery County editions (Germantown, Silver Spring/Takoma Park, Gaithersburg, Bethesda, Potomac, Burtonsville, Wheaton, Rockville, Olney and Damascus), two Carroll County editions (Mount Airy and Sykesville/Eldersburg) and eight Prince George's County editions (Largo, Hyattsville, College Park, Upper Marlboro, Bowie, Landover, Laurel and Clinton). The Gazette had been publishing weekly newspapers in the Maryland suburbs since 1959.
The Frederick County editions ceased publication in May and October 2013.{{cite web|location=Frederick, Maryland|url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/article_2febb735-d4c8-5f8a-bae8-bfca55c0ad49.html|date=May 16, 2013|title=The Gazette shuts down Frederick office|work=The Frederick News-Post|last=Anthony|first=Cara R.|access-date=December 2, 2013}}
Jeff Bezos purchased the Gazette newspapers on August 5, 2013, as part of his $250 million cash purchase of the media holdings of The Washington Post Company. The transaction completed on October 1.{{cite news |title=The Washington Post Closes Sale to Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos |first=Paul |last=Fahri |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/washington-post-closes-sale-to-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos/2013/10/01/fca3b16a-2acf-11e3-97a3-ff2758228523_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 1, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013|postscript=none}}; {{cite news |title=Jeff Bezos Completes Washington Post Acquisition |first=Jeff |last=Clabaugh |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2013/10/01/jeff-bezos-completes-washington-post.html |newspaper=Washington Business Journal |date=October 1, 2013 |access-date=October 1, 2013|postscript=none}}; {{cite news |first=Paul |last=Farhi |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/washington-post-to-be-sold-to-jeff-bezos/2013/08/05/ca537c9e-fe0c-11e2-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html?hpid=z1# |title=Washington Post To Be Sold to Jeff Bezos, the Founder of Amazon |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 5, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2013}} Bezos established Nash Holdings LLC to acquire and control the Gazette.{{cite news | url=http://www.gazette.net/article/20131001/NEWS/131009761/1033/bezos-completes-purchase-of-gazettes-post&template=gazette | first=Kevin James | last=Shay | title=Bezos completes purchase of Gazettes, Post | work=The Maryland Gazette | date=October 1, 2013 | access-date=March 13, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313195854/http://www.gazette.net/article/20131001/NEWS/131009761/1033/bezos-completes-purchase-of-gazettes-post%26template%3Dgazette | archive-date=March 13, 2014 }}
In 2015, Nash Holdings announced it would close the Gazette, and cease publishing both its Montgomery County and Prince George's County editions. The closure, which was effective June 18, 2015, affected 69 employees and 12 reporters.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/gazette-papers-in-montgomery-prince-georges-to-close/2015/06/12/1ffc315e-112f-11e5-9726-49d6fa26a8c6_story.html|last=Harwell|first=Drew|title=Gazette Papers in Montgomery, Prince George's to Close|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=June 13, 2015}}{{Cite web| last = Kraut| first = Aaron| title = The Gazette Set to Close| work = Bethesda Magazine| access-date = 2015-07-02| date = 2015-06-12| url = http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2015/The-Gazette-Reportedly-Set-to-Close-In-August/}}
Editions
- Montgomery Gazette
Contributors
Contributors to the publication include notable writers, political activists and editors such as:
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.gazette.net/}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227221535/http://www.gazette.net/ |date=December 27, 1996 |title=The Gazette }}
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Category:Newspapers published in Maryland
Category:Newspapers established in 1959
Category:1959 establishments in Maryland
Category:Publications disestablished in 2015
Category:Defunct weekly newspapers
Category:Defunct newspapers published in Maryland
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