CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                       18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
           SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Gannett Co., Inc.
("Gannett") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Larry F. Miller, executive vice president/operations and
chief financial officer of Gannett, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:

        (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of
        Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
        in all material respects, the financial condition and results
        of operations of Gannett.


/s/Larry F. Miller
_______________________________
Larry F. Miller
Executive Vice President/Operations
and Chief Financial Officer

August 7, 2002