Gannett Company, Inc. - Introduction

Introduction

1100 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22234
U.S.A.
Telephone: (703) 854-6000
Fax: (703) 558-4638
Web site: http://www.gannett.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1923
Employees: 53,000
Sales: $6.71 billion (2003)
Stock Exchanges: New York
Ticker Symbol: GCI
NAIC: 511110 Newspaper Publishers; 513120 Television Broadcasting

Referring to itself as a diversified news and information company, Gannett Company, Inc. owns 101 daily newspapers, including the best-selling daily newspaper in the United States, USA Today, which is also available in 60 countries worldwide. Gannett also owns more than 20 television stations covering roughly 17 percent of the United States. Although the company's focus is primarily in its newspaper and broadcasting properties, it operates a news service and is also involved in commercial printing, telemarketing, data services, and news programming. The company also owns and operates over 130 web sites in the United States and another 80 in the United Kingdom. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Gannett maintains offices in 43 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Hong Kong.