Exhibit 23


                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Prospectuses constituting part of the Registration Statements on
Form S-3 (Nos. 33-63673, 33-58686 and 33-53159) and in the
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 2-63038, 2-84088,
33-15319, 33-16790, 33-28413, 33-35305 and 33-50813) of Gannett
Co., Inc. of our report dated February 6, 1996 appearing on page 45
of the Annual Report to Shareholders which is incorporated in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedules,
which appears on page 8 of this Form 10-K.


/s/Price Waterhouse LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


Washington, D.C.
March 29, 1996