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<P align=center style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2"><b>UNITED
STATES</b></font>
<P align=center style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION<BR>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></font>
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<DIV align=center><B><font size="3">FORM 8-K</font></B>
<P align=center><FONT size=2><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d)</B> <B>OF THE<BR>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<P align=center><font size="2">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):</font>
<P align=center><font size="2">February 25, 2005</font>
<P align=center><FONT size=4><B>GANNETT CO., INC.</B></FONT><BR><FONT
size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) </FONT>
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    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><FONT size=2><b>&nbsp;1-6961</b></FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2><B>16-0442930</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2>(State or Other
      Jurisdiction of Incorporation or&nbsp;<br>
 Organization of Registrant)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="227" valign="top" align="center"><FONT size=2>(Commission File
      Number)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification
      No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2><B>7950 Jones Branch Drive,
      McLean, Virginia</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="227"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2><B>22107-0910</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2>(Address of principal executive
      offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="227"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2>(Zip
Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><font size="2"><b>(703) 854-6000</b></font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><FONT size=2>(Registrant's telephone number, including area
      code) </FONT>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><font size="2"><b>Not Applicable</b></font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><font size="2">(Former name or former
      address, if changed since last report.)</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER>
<p><font size="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:</font></p>
<p><font size="2">[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
<p><font size="2">[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
<p><font size="2">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
<p><font size="2">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
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<p><font size="2"><b>Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.</b></font></p>
<p><font size="2">On February 25, 2005, the Audit Committee of Gannett Co., Inc.
(the &quot;Company&quot;) dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (&quot;PwC&quot;)
as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company. On February 25, 2005, the Company's Audit Committee engaged
Ernst &amp; Young LLP (&quot;E&amp;Y&quot;) as its new independent registered
public accounting firm.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">The reports of PwC on the Company's consolidated financial
statements for the years ended December 26, 2004 and December 28, 2003 did not
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">During the years ended December 26, 2004 and December 28,
2003, and through February 25, 2005, there were no disagreements with PwC on any
matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PwC, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their
reports on the financial statements for such years.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">During the years ended December 26, 2004 and December 28,
2003, and through February 25, 2005, there were no &quot;reportable events&quot;
requiring disclosure pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation
S-K.</font></p>
<p><font size="2">The Company has provided PwC with a copy of this Form 8-K
prior to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company requested PwC to furnish it with a letter addressed to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the
above statements. A copy of the letter dated February 28, 2005 is filed as
Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.</font></p>
<p><font size="2"><b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font></p>
<p><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (c) Exhibits</font></p>
<p><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
See Index to Exhibits attached hereto.</font></p>
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<P align=center style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2">SIGNATURE</font>
<P align=left><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font>
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      <p align="left"><font size="2">Gannett Co., Inc.</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="227"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD></TR>
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      <p align="left"><font size="2">Date:&nbsp; February 28, 2005</font></p>
    </TD>
    <TD width="41"><font size="2">By:</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="227"><font size="2"><u>/s/&nbsp; George R.
      Gavagan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;</u></font></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="281"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD width="41"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD width="227"><font size="2">George R. Gavagan</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="227"><font size="2">Vice President and
      Controller</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="281"><font size="2"><u>Exhibit No.</u></font></TD>
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      <p align="left"><font size="2"><u>Description</u></font></TD></TR>
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      <p align="left"><font size="2">16.1</font></p>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="225"><font size="2">Letter of
      PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</font></TD></TR>
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8k
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
February 25, 2005
GANNETT CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
1-6961
16-0442930
(State or Other
      Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization of Registrant)
(Commission File
      Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
      No.)
7950 Jones Branch Drive,
      McLean, Virginia
22107-0910
(Address of principal executive
      offices)
(Zip
Code)
(703) 854-6000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area
      code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former
      address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
On February 25, 2005, the Audit Committee of Gannett Co., Inc.
(the "Company") dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC")
as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company. On February 25, 2005, the Company's Audit Committee engaged
Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") as its new independent registered
public accounting firm.
The reports of PwC on the Company's consolidated financial
statements for the years ended December 26, 2004 and December 28, 2003 did not
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.
During the years ended December 26, 2004 and December 28,
2003, and through February 25, 2005, there were no disagreements with PwC on any
matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PwC, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their
reports on the financial statements for such years.
During the years ended December 26, 2004 and December 28,
2003, and through February 25, 2005, there were no "reportable events"
requiring disclosure pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation
S-K.
The Company has provided PwC with a copy of this Form 8-K
prior to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company requested PwC to furnish it with a letter addressed to the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the
above statements. A copy of the letter dated February 28, 2005 is filed as
Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
See Index to Exhibits attached hereto.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Gannett Co., Inc.
Date:  February 28, 2005
By:
/s/  George R.
      Gavagan
George R. Gavagan
Vice President and
      Controller
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
16.1
Letter of
      PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.