Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 31, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Gannett Co., Inc., which appears in Gannett Co., Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fifty-two week period ended December 26,
1999, and our report dated January 28, 2000 relating to the financial statements
of Central Newspapers, Inc. for the fifty-two week period ended December 26,
1999, which appears in the Form 8-K/A of Gannett Co., Inc. dated October 16,
2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Interests of
named Experts and Counsel" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Washington, D.C.
October 18, 2000
53624.2
