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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000901309-00-000009.txt : 20000110
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000901309-00-000009
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19991231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000107

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GANNETT CO INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000039899
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NEWSPAPERS:  PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711]
		IRS NUMBER:				160442930
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06961
		FILM NUMBER:		503151

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1100 WILSON BLVD
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22234
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7032846000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1100 WILSON BLVD 28TH FLOOR
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22234
<REPORTING-OWNER>

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DIERCKS ARDYTH R
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001076357
	STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
<RELATIONSHIP>OFFICER

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		4

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		1100 WILSON BLVD
	CITY:			ARLINGTON
	STATE:			VA
	ZIP:			22234

MAIL ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		1100 WILSON BLVD.
	CITY:			ARLINGTON
	STATE:			VA
	ZIP:			22234
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
<TEXT>


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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 4

                    STATEMENT CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Diercks                  Ardyth                   R.
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   (Last)               (First)                 (Middle)

Gannett Co., Inc.                  1100 Wilson Boulevard
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                                    (Street)

Arlington                            Virginia                    22234
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   (City)                           (State)                       (Zip)


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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Gannett Co., Inc.   ("GCI")
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)


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4. Statement for Month/Year


December, 1999
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
   (Check all applicable)

   [   ]   Director                             [   ]   10% Owner
   [ X ]   Officer (give title below)           [   ]   Other (specify below)


       Senior Vice President/Gannett Television
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing  (Check applicable line)

   [ X ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person

   [   ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                                                                                                 5.             6.
                                                                 4.                              Amount of      Owner-
                                                                 Securities Acquired (A) or      Securities     ship
                                                                 Disposed of (D)                 Beneficially   Form:     7.
                                                                 (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)             Owned at End   Direct    Nature of
                                      2.            3.           -----------------------------   of Issuer's    (D) or    Indirect
1.                                    Transaction   Transaction                  (A)             Fiscal Year    Indirect  Beneficial
Title of Security                     Date          Code             Amount      or     Price    (Instr. 3      (I)       Ownership
(Instr. 3)                            (mm/dd/yy)    (Instr. 8)                   (D)             & 4)           (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S>                                   <C>            <C>             <C>         <C>    <C>      <C>            <C>       <C>

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Common Stock                          12/10/99       M               2,955       A      $37.3750 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/10/99       S               2,955       D      $78.0159 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/10/99       M               1,850       A      $59.5000 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/10/99       S               1,850       D      $78.0159 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/10/99       M               600         A      $66.0000 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/10/99       S               600         D      $78.0159 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/10/99       M               3,355       A      $65.0000 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/10/99       S               3,355       D      $78.0159 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/13/99       M               1,400       A      $32.0000 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/13/99       S               1,400       D      $78.1250 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/13/99       M               750         A      $33.7500 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          12/13/99       S               750         D      $78.1250 0              D
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Common Stock                          To 9/30/99                                                 446.0245       I         (1)
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Common Stock                          To 11/30/99                                                772.908        I         (2)
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</TABLE>

*    If the Form is filed by more than one  Reporting  Person,  see  Instruction
     5(b)(v)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.


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FORM 4 (continued)

              Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          9.        10.
                                                                                                          Number    Owner-
                                                                                                          of        ship
                    2.                                                                                    Deriv-    of
                    Conver-                    5.                              7.                         ative     Deriv-   11.
                    sion                       Number of                       Title and Amount           Secur-    ative    Nature
                    or                         Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       ities     Secur-   of
                    Exer-                      Securities    Date              Securities        Price    Bene-     ity:     In-
                    cise     3.                Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 and 4)  of       ficially  Direct   direct
                    Price    Trans-   4.       or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Owned     (D) or   Bene-
1.                  of       action   Trans-   of (D)        (Month/Day/Year)            Amount  ative    at End    In-      ficial
Title of            Deriv-   Date     action   (Instr. 3,    ----------------            or      Secur-   of        direct   Owner-
Derivative          ative    (Month/  Code     4 and 5)      Date     Expira-            Number  ity      Year      (I)      ship
Security            Secur-   Day/     (Instr.  ------------  Exer-    tion               of      (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr. 3)          ity      Year)    8)        (A)   (D)    cisable  Date     Title     Shares  5)       4)        4)       4)
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<S>                 <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>   <C>    <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>
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Stock Options       $37.3750 12/10/99 M               2,955  12/10/00 12/10/06 Common    2,955   0        2,955     D
                                                                               Stock
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Stock Options       $59.5000 12/10/99 M               1,850  12/09/01 12/09/07 Common    1,850   0        3,700     D
                                                                               Stock
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Stock Options       $66.0000 12/10/99 M               600    12/09/01 12/09/07 Common    600     0        600       D
                                                                               Stock
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Stock Options       $65.0000 12/10/99 M               3,355  12/08/02 12/08/08 Common    3,355   0        10,065    D
                                                                               Stock
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Stock Options       $32.0000 12/13/99 M               1,400  12/12/99 12/12/03 Common    1,400   0        0         D
                                                                               Stock
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Stock Options       $33.7500 12/13/99 M               750    12/12/99 12/12/03 Common    750     0        0         D
                                                                               Stock
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</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:

(1) Held by the trustee of the Company's 401(k) Plan, Boston Safe Deposit and
    Trust Company
(2) Held by the trustee of the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan, The
Northern Trust Company.


/s/Ardyth R. Diercks                                             1/7/00
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      **Signature of Reporting Person                             Date

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
     Violations.

     See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:  File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
       If space provided is insufficient. See Instruction 6 for procedure.

       Alternatively,   this  form  is  permitted  to  be  submitted  to  the
       Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person
       pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.


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(122795DTI)
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