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Description of business and basis of presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Description of business and basis of presentation NOTE 1 — Description of business and basis of presentation
Description of business
Gannett Co., Inc. ("Gannett", "we", "us", "our", or the "Company") is a diversified media company with expansive reach at
the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect
audiences as a sustainable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. Through our trusted brands,
including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations,
including our network of local properties, in the United States (the "U.S."), and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary
operating in the United Kingdom (the "U.K."), we provide essential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to
audiences and businesses. We deliver high-quality, trusted content with a commitment to balanced, unbiased journalism, where
and when consumers want to engage. We prioritize a digital-first strategy, focusing on audience growth and engagement while
diversifying revenue streams. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, supports small and medium-sized businesses
("SMBs") with innovative digital marketing products and solutions. Our mission remains to inspire, inform, and connect
communities while driving sustainable growth for our customers, advertisers, partners, and shareholders.
The Company reports in three segments: Domestic Gannett Media, Newsquest and Digital Marketing Solutions ("DMS").
We also have a Corporate and other category that includes activities not directly attributable to a specific reportable segment
and includes broad corporate functions, such as legal, human resources, accounting, analytics, finance, marketing and
technology, as well as other general business costs. A full description of our reportable segments is included in Note 14 —
Segment reporting.
Basis of presentation
The Consolidated financial statements include all the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and cash flows of entities which
Gannett controls due to ownership of a majority voting interest ("subsidiaries"). All significant intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation, and the Company consolidates entities that it controls due to ownership of a
majority voting interest.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S.
GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated financial
statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the Consolidated financial statements include pension and
postretirement benefit obligation assumptions, income taxes, goodwill and intangible asset impairment analysis, valuation of
property, plant, and equipment and the mark to market of the conversion feature associated with the convertible debt.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year Consolidated financial statements to conform to classifications
used in the current year. Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, the Company updated the presentation of its revenues to reflect
the disaggregation between Digital revenues and Print and commercial revenues. These reclassifications had no impact on net
income (loss), stockholders' equity or cash flows as previously reported.