Exhibit 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 7, 2002 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated by reference in Gannett Co., Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 30, 2001. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report dated February 7, 2002 relating to the financial
statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


/s/PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS  LLP
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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS  LLP

McLean, VA
March 29, 2002