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4/14/05

Gannett Announces Executive Appointments

McLEAN, VA -Roxanne V. Horning today was named vice president/Human Resources for Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), the company said.

Horning, who has been vice president/Compensation and Benefits since 2003, will be responsible for Human Resources programs and initiatives throughout Gannett. She joined Gannett in 1984 as manager/Employee Benefits.

Also today:

Robert B. Oliver, vice president/Compensation since 1995, was named vice president/Compensation and Benefits, adding responsibility for all employee benefit plans and programs. He joined Gannett in 1989.

Jose A. Berrios, Gannett’s vice president/Human Resources and Diversity since 2003, was named vice president/Leadership Development and Diversity. He joined Gannett in 1987.

“We are delighted to have executives of such high caliber to fill these vital positions in our company,” said Thomas L. Chapple, senior vice president and chief administrative officer. “Roxanne, Bob and Jose are industry leaders in their respective areas. They will continue to play key roles in Gannett’s leadership development program, as well as our other employee compensation, benefit, reward and diversity programs.”

Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 102 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns more than 800 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom’s second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes more than 300 titles, including 17 daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 21 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.

For media inquiries, contact:
Tara Connell
Vice President of Corporate Communications
(703) 854-6049
tjconnel@gannett.com