TEGNA INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Jul 16, 2003

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.

1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) — Gannett Co., Inc.	16-0442930	1-6961
1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
STREET
CITY
STATE
ZIP CODE			(e) TELEPHONE NO.
7950 Jones Branch Drive

McLean VA
22107 | | | AREA CODE | NUMBER |
| | | | (703) | 854-6000 |
| 2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD | (b) IRS IDENT. NO. | (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER | (d) ADDRESS STREET
CITY
STATE ZIP CODE | |
| Thomas L. Chapple | | officer | Gannett Co.,
Inc. 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean VA 22107 | |

INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.

3 (a)	(b)	SEC USE ONLY	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)
Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and
Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or
Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities	Broker-Dealer File Number	Number of
Shares or Other Units To Be Sold (See instr.
3(c))	Aggregate Market Value (See instr.
3(d))	Number of
Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See instr.
3(e))	Approximate Date of Sale (See instr.
3(f)) (MO. DAY YR.)	Name of
Each Securities Exchange (See instr. 3(g))
Common Stock	Tony Fagella Deutsche Bank Alex Brown 280 Park Avenue, 3E New York, NY 10017		2,200	$168,960	268,604,936	On or after
7/16/03	NYSE

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. (a) Name of Issuer (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number (c) Issuer's SEC file number, if any (d) Issuer's address, including zip code (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code 2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold (b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity (c) Such person's relationship to the Issuer(e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing) (d) Such person’s address, including zip code 3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount) (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to filing of this notice (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer (f) Approximate date on which the securities will be sold (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold

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TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

| Title of the
Class | Date
you Acquired | Nature of
Acquisition Transaction | Name
of Person from Whom Acquired (If gift, also give date donor
acquired) | Amount
of Securities Acquired | Date
of Payment | Nature of
Payment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Common Stock | On or after
7/16/03 | Stock Option Exercise | Gannett Co., Inc. | 2,200 | Upon exercise on or
after 7/16/03 | Cash or stock |
| INSTRUCTIONS: | 1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid. | | 2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto. | | | |

TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

| Name
and Address of Seller | Title
of Securities Sold | Date
of Sale | Amount
of Securities Sold | Gross
Proceeds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thomas
L. Chapple c/o Gannett Co., Inc. 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA 22107 | Common Stock Common Stock Common Stock Common Stock | 4/22/03 5/13/03 6/3/03 7/2/03 | 2,000 5,000 10,000 .637 | $152,000 $382,150 $795,114 $49.69 |
| REMARKS: This fractional share was sold in reliance on the exemption provided
in Section 4(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") and
therefore is not includable in the determination of the amount of securities
permitted to be sold under Rule 144 under the Act. | | | | |
| INSTRUCTIONS: | ATTENTION: | | | |
| See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice. | The person for whose account the securities
to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not
know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer
of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. | | | |
| July 16, 2003 | | /s/ Todd A. Mayman, Attorney-in-Fact | | |
| Date of Notice | | Signature | | |

This notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be mutually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)