Gannett to Webcast Fourth-Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call

    Business Editors

    MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2005--Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) said today that its fourth-quarter 2004 earnings conference call with financial analysts will be held on Wednesday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The call will be accessible live to the media and general public via Webcast and through a limited number of listen-only, dial-in conference lines.
    The company's earnings announcement will be released to news outlets and wire services before the market opens on January 26. Materials related to the call will be available at that time through the Investor Relations section of Gannett's Web site, www.gannett.com.
    To access the conference call, dial 1-888-283-6901 at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled 10:00 a.m. start of the call. International callers should dial 1-719-955-1564. The confirmation code for the conference call is 338438. Replay of the conference call will be available about two hours after the live call on Wednesday, January 26 through Wednesday, February 2. To access the replay, dial 1-888-203-1112. International callers should use the number 1-719-457-0820. The confirmation code for the replay is 338438.
    The live Webcast will be accessible through the company's Web site, www.gannett.com. To listen to the live Webcast, access www.gannett.com and click on the link to the Webcast. Downloads of Windows Media Player and RealPlayer, which are necessary to hear the Webcast, will be available. Allow at least 10 minutes to access Gannett's home page and complete the links before the Webcast begins.
    Replays of the conference call Webcast also will be available under "Investor Relations" at www.gannett.com beginning about two hours after the live event.
    Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 101 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns more than 600 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.

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CONTACT: Gannett Co., Inc. Investor: Jeffrey Heinz, Director, Investor Relations 703-854-6917 or Media: Tara Connell, Vice President of Corporate Communications 703-854-6049

KEYWORD: VIRGINIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PUBLISHING INTERNET E-COMMERCE EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Gannett Co., Inc.

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