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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000901309-00-000070
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000131
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000204

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:		523729

	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:			CHAPPLE THOMAS L
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001039007
	STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
<RELATIONSHIP>OFFICER

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		4

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		GANNETT CO INC
	STREET 2:		1100 WILSON BLVD
	CITY:			ARLINGTON
	STATE:			VA
	ZIP:			22234
	BUSINESS PHONE:		2024575506

MAIL ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		GANNETT CO INC
	STREET 2:		1100 WILSON BLVD
	CITY:			ARLINGTON
	STATE:			VA
	ZIP:			22234
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<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 4

                  STATEMENT OF 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

[  ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
     obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

    Chapple                         Thomas                 L.
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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

January, 2000
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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, General Counsel & Secretary
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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>
                                                                                                                6.
                                                                 4.                              5.             Owner-
                                                                 Securities Acquired (A) or      Amount of      ship
                                                    3.           Disposed of (D)                 Securities     Form:     7.
                                                    Transaction  (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)             Beneficially   Direct    Nature of
                                      2.            Code         ------------------------------- Owned at End   (D) or    Indirect
1.                                    Transaction   (Instr. 8)                   (A)             of Month       Indirect  Beneficial
Title of Security                     Date          ------------     Amount      or     Price    (Instr. 3      (I)       Ownership
(Instr. 3)                            (mm/dd/yy)     Code     V                  (D)             and 4)         (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S>                                   <C>            <C>      <C>    <C>         <C>    <C>      <C>            <C>       <C>

Common Stock                          01/03/00       M               1,250       A      $25.6875 See Below      D
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Common Stock                          01/03/00       S               1,250       D      $80.1875 4,190          D
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Common Stock                          To 12/31/99                                                7,603.933      I         (1)
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Common Stock                          To 12/31/99                                                731.794        I         (2)
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Common Stock                          To 12/31/99                                                74.517         I         (3)
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</TABLE>
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
  4(b)(v).

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


                                  Page 1 of 2

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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or 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
                    of                         Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       ities     Secur-   of
                    Exer-             4.       Securities    Date              Securities        Price    Bene-     ity:     In-
                    cise     3.       Trans-   Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 and 4)  of       ficially  Direct   direct
                    Price    Trans-   action   or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Owned     (D) or   Bene-
1.                  of       action   Code     of(D)         (Month/Day/Year)            Amount  ative    at End    In-      ficial
Title of            Deriv-   Date     (Instr.  (Instr. 3,    ----------------            or      Secur-   of        direct   Owner-
Derivative          ative    (Month/  8)       4 and 5)      Date     Expira-            Number  ity      Month     (I)      ship
Security            Secur-   Day/     ------   ------------  Exer-    tion               of      (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr. 3)          ity      Year)    Code V    (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>      <C>
Stock Options       $25.6875 01/03/00 M               1,250  12/07/96 12/07/00 Common    2,900   0        0         D
                                                                               Stock
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</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Held by the trustee of the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan, The
Northern Trust Company.
(2)  Held by the trustee of the Company's 401(k) Plan, Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust Company.
(3)  Held by the trustee of the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Norwest
Bank Minnesota.


/s/Thomas L. Chapple                                            2/4/00
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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 procedures.


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


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