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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001073373-98-000001.txt : 19981113
<SEC-HEADER>0001073373-98-000001.hdr.sgml : 19981113
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001073373-98-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19981112
FILED AS OF DATE:		19981112

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:		3
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06961
		FILM NUMBER:		98744642

	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:			PALMISANO SAMUEL J
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001073373
	STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR
	STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
	FISCAL YEAR END:			1227

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		3

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		1100 WILSON BLVD
	CITY:			ARLINGTON
	STATE:			VA
	ZIP:			22234
	BUSINESS PHONE:		7032846000

MAIL ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		ROUTE 100
	CITY:			SOMERS
	STATE:			NY
	ZIP:			10589
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>3
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 3 - NOVEMBER 1,1998
<TEXT>

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Palmisano, Samuel J.
   Route 100
   Somers, NY  10589
   USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
   November 1,1998
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Gannett, Co., Inc.
   ("GCI")
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned                                                                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security                       |2. Amount of          |3. Ownership    |4. Nature of Indirect                          |
                                           |   Securities         |   Form:        |   Beneficial Ownership                        |
                                           |   Beneficially       |   Direct(D) or |                                               |
                                           |   Owned              |   Indirect(I)  |                                               |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                        <C>                    <C>              <C>
Common Stock                               |1000                  |D               |                                               |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned                                                                             |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative   |2.Date Exer-       |3.Title and Amount     |         |4. Conver-|5. Owner-    |6. Nature of Indirect      |
  Security              |  cisable and      |  of Underlying        |         |sion or   |ship:        |   Beneficial Ownership    |
                        |  Expiration       |  Securities           |         |exercise  |Form of      |                           |
                        |  Date(Month/      |-----------------------|---------|price of  |Deriv-       |                           |
                        |  Day/Year)        |                       |Amount   |deri-     |ative        |                           |
                        | Date    | Expira- |                       |or       |vative    |Security:    |                           |
                        | Exer-   | tion    |         Title         |Number of|Security  |Direct(D) or |                           |
                        | cisable | Date    |                       |Shares   |          |Indirect(I)  |                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                     <C>       <C>       <C>                     <C>       <C>        <C>           <C>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Samuel J. Palmisano
DATE
11/11/98

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
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