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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110209085025
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000888002-11-000193
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110209
GROUP MEMBERS:		ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GANNETT CO INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000039899
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NEWSPAPERS:  PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711]
		IRS NUMBER:				160442930
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1225

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-19132
		FILM NUMBER:		11584634

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22107-0910
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7038546000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22107-0910

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001109448
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282]
		IRS NUMBER:				134064930
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129691000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10105

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000316
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                                                            Page 1 of 5 Pages

                                   UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                   SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities exchange Act of 1934



                             GANNETT CO INC
             -----------------------------------------------------
                              (NAME OF ISSUER)

                                  COM
             -----------------------------------------------------
                       (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                 364730101
             -----------------------------------------------------
                              (CUSIP NUMBER)

                           December 31, 2010
             -----------------------------------------------------
            (Date of event which requires filing of this Statement)

  Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
  this Schedule is filed:

    X  Rule 13d-1(b)
       Rule 13d-1(c)
       Rule 13d-1(d)

  * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
  person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
  of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
  which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

  The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
  be deemed to be 'filed' for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 ('Act') or otherwise subject to the liabilities
  of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
  of the Act (however, see the Notes).

                       (CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE(S))




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    CUSIP NO. 364730101           13G                         Page 2 of 5 Pages

  1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        AllianceBernstein LP      13-3434400

  2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *                (A) [ ]
                                                                       (B) [X]

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     State of Delaware


           NUMBER OF SHARES   5. SOLE VOTING POWER                  13,072,406
               BENEFICIALLY
                OWNED AS OF   6. SHARED VOTING POWER                         0
          December 31, 2010
                    BY EACH   7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             16,899,746
                  REPORTING
               PERSON WITH:   8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER               19,974


  9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH                    16,919,720
     REPORTING PERSON
     (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership)

 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES *                                                              [X]



 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                      7.1%

 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
     IA

                    * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP NO. 364730101                13G                      Page 3 of 5 Pages

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
          GANNETT CO INC

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
          7950 Jones Branch Drive
          McLean,  VA 22107-


Item 2(a) and (b)
          Name of Person Filing and Address of Principal Business Office:


          AllianceBernstein L.P.
          1345 Avenue of the Americas
          New York, N.Y. 10105

(All media outlets, please contact John Meyers at AllianceBernstein
(212-969-2301) with any questions. All other questions can be directed
to Michelle Pollitt at Michelle.Pollitt@AllianceBernstein.com)


Item 2(c) Citizenship:
          Delaware

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:  COM

Item 2(e) Cusip Number:  364730101


Item 3.   Type of Reporting Person:  Registered Investment Advisor


<PAGE>
                                   13G                      Page 4 of 5 Pages


Item 4. Ownership as of 12/31/2010

      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:  16,919,720  shares of common stock
          acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client
          discretionary investment advisory accounts*

      (b) Percent of Class:  7.1%

      (c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

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                        (i)           (ii)          (iii)         (iv)
                        Deemed        Deemed        Deemed        Deemed
                        to have       to have       to have       to have
                        Sole Power    Shared Power  Sole Power    Shared Power
                        to Vote       to Vote       to Dispose    to Dispose
                        or to         or to         or to         or to
                        Direct        Direct        Direct the    Direct the
                        the Vote      the Vote      Disposition   Disposition
                        ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
<S>                     <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>


AllianceBernstein         13,072,406             0    16,899,746        19,974

</TABLE>

*AllianceBernstein L.P. is a majority owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc.
and an indirect majority owned subsidiary of AXA SA.  AllianceBernstein
operates under independent management and makes independent decisions from
AXA and AXA Financial and their respective subsidiaries and AXA and AXA
Financial calculate and report beneficial ownership separately from
AllianceBernstein pursuant to guidance provided by the Securities and
Exchange Commission in Release Number 34-39538 (January 12, 1998).

AllianceBernstein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with AXA reporting
persons by virtue of 19,974 shares of common stock acquired on behalf of the
general and separate accounts of the affiliated entities for which
AllianceBernstein serves as a subadvisor. Each of AllianceBernstein and the AXA
entities reporting herein acquired their shares of common stock for investment
purposes in the ordinary course of their investment management and insurance

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                                                             Page 5 of 5 Pages

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
        If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
        hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of
        more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following.

                                                                          [ ]

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on behalf of Another Person.  N/A

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
        the Security Being Reporting on by the Parent Holding Company:    N/A



Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.      N/A

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group:                                N/A

Item 10. Certification:

         By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge and
    belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
    course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
    have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
    of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
    participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.



         Signature

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
    belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
    is true, complete and correct.








    Date:  02/09/2011, ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.







                               /s/ Laurence Bertan

                            Name:  Laurence Bertan
                            Title: SVP and Head of Regulatory Reporting





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