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The ''Fairfax Times'' (also known as the ''Fairfax County Times'') is a weekly newspaper published in Reston, Virginia which covers Fairfax County, Virginia. The newspaper's origins can be traced back to the establishment of the Times Community Newspapers by Arthur W. "Nick" Arundel. In 1963, Arundel (the son of Pepsi-Cola bottling magnate Russell Arundel) purchased the 165-year-old ''Loudoun Times-Mirror'' (based in Loudoun County, Virginia). He rapidly expanded his newspaper business, purchasing papers in Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, Fairfax, Herndon, McLean, Reston, Springfield, and Vienna, Virginia.〔Shapiro, T. Rees. "Arthur W. 'Nick' Arundel, Newspaper Publisher and Philanthropist, Dies at 83." ''Washington Post.'' February 8, 2011.〕 In 2008, Times Community Newspapers merged its local newspapers in Centreville, Fairfax City, Fairfax Station, Herndon, McLean, Reston, and Vienna into a single publication covering all of Fairfax County. This new publication was the ''Fairfax County Times''.〔Plumb, Tierney. "Newspaper Group Launches ''Fairfax County Times''." ''Washington Business Journal.'' September 11, 2008.〕 In 2009, ''The Washington Post'' reported that the ''Loudoun Times-Mirror'' might merge with the ''Fairfax County Times''. The ''Times-Mirror'' furloughed many employees, and consolidated most of its newsroom with the ''Fairfax County Times''.〔Garman, Erica. "Bad News About Another Newspaper." ''Washington Post.'' April 26, 2009.〕 But no merger occurred. On May 26, 2009, Times Community Newspapers sold the ''Fairfax County Times'' to The Gazette, a newspaper group based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Gazette group is itself owned by Post-Newsweek Media, a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.〔Plumb, Tierney. "''Fairfax County Times'' Sells to The Gazette." ''Washington Business Journal.'' May 26, 2009.〕 As of February 2012, the ''Fairfax Times'' was one of three units operating within the Post-Newsweek Media division.〔The division's three units are The Gazette Newspapers, Southern Maryland Newspapers, and the ''Fairfax Times''. See: (''2011 Annual Report.'' The Washington Post Company. February 24, 2012. ) Accessed 2012-12-01.〕 In November 2012, local D.C. television station WRC-TV co-located its Northern Virginia bureau in the offices of the ''Fairfax Times''.〔Nycz-Conner, Jennifer. "WRC Opens New Northern Virginia Bureau." ''Washington Business Journal.'' November 21, 2012.〕 In August 2013, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos purchased the newspaper business of The Washington Post Company for $250 million. The sale included the company's national newspaper, ''The Washington Post'', as well as the ''Post Express'' daily free newspaper, ''El Tiempo Latino'' (a Spanish language newspaper), ''The Gazette'' weeklies, a printing plant located in Springfield, Virginia, and of land in Charles County, Maryland. Nash Holdings LLC, a company owned by Bezos, became the new owner of the ''Fairfax Times'' on September 30, 2013, when the sale closed.〔(Farhi, Paul. "The Washington Post Closes Sale to Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos." ''Washington Post.'' October 1, 2013 ), accessed 2013-10-02; (Shay, Kevin James. "Bezos Completes Purchase of Gazettes, Post." ''Fairfax Times.'' October 1, 2013 ), accessed 2013-10-02.〕 In June 2015, Nash Holdings sold the ''Fairfax Times'' to Whip It Media, a locally-owned company founded by Richard Whippen, a former general manager of the newspaper. ==Awards== In 2012, the ''Fairfax Times'' tied for first place for presentation in the Virginia Press Association awards. The newspaper competed in the category of non-dailies with a circulation greater than 10,000. The association gives points to each newspaper in a wide range of categories, including presentation, art/photos, and multimedia. The ''Gainesville Times'' and ''Fairfax Times'' tied for first place in the presentation category. The ''Loudoun Times-Mirror'' won the competition for combined categories for the second year in a row.〔"Virginia Newspapers Win VPA Sweepstakes Awards." ''Associated Press.'' April 21, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fairfax Times」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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