NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   July 27, 1999

Arlington, Va. -- Gannett Co., Inc. announced today an
agreement to sell the assets of Multimedia Cablevision,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gannett's Multimedia,
Inc., to Cox Communications, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga. for
approximately $2.7 billion in cash.

Closing is expected to occur as soon as regulatory
approvals are obtained.

Gannett is a nationwide news and information company
that publishes 74 daily newspapers, including USA TODAY,
and USA WEEKEND, a newspaper magazine.  Gannett also
operates 21 television stations and cable television
systems in three states.