<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii" standalone="no"?>
<!--XBRL document created with Bowne Tagger XBRL Enabler by Bowne Software version 10.0.0.40-->
<!--Based on XBRL 2.1--> <!--Created on: 6/9/2009 2:31:07 PM--> <!--Modified on: 7/29/2009 12:38:51 PM-->
<linkbase xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd"
xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt"> <roleRef xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#StatementsOfIncome"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/StatementsOfIncome" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#BalanceSheetsParenthetical"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/BalanceSheetsParenthetical" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#StatementsOfCashFlows"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/StatementsOfCashFlows" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#RecentlyIssuedAccountingStandards"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/RecentlyIssuedAccountingStandards" />
<roleRef xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssets"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssets" />
<roleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#LongTermDebt"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/LongTermDebt" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#RetirementPlans"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/RetirementPlans" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#PostretirementBenefitsOtherThanPension"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/PostretirementBenefitsOtherThanPension" />
<roleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#IncomeTaxes"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/IncomeTaxes" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#SupplementalShareholdersEquityInformation"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/SupplementalShareholdersEquityInformation" />
<roleRef xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#FairValueMeasurement"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/FairValueMeasurement" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#BusinessSegmentInformation"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/BusinessSegmentInformation" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgingActivities"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgingActivities" />
<roleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#Litigation"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/Litigation" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#DocumentAndEntityInformation"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation" />
<roleRef xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#StatementsOfIncomePercentageIncreaseDecrease"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/StatementsOfIncomePercentageIncreaseDecrease" />
<roleRef xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#EarningsLossPerShare"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/EarningsLossPerShare" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#AssetImpairmentAndOtherCharges"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/AssetImpairmentAndOtherCharges" />
<arcroleRef xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#all"
arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" /> <arcroleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#hypercube-dimension"
arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" /> <arcroleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-domain"
arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" /> <arcroleRef
xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-default"
arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#BasisOfPresentation"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/BasisOfPresentation" /> <roleRef
xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="gci-20090628.xsd#BalanceSheets"
roleURI="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/BalanceSheets" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/BasisOfPresentation"
xlink:title="0601 - Disclosure - Basis of presentation" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/BalanceSheets"
xlink:title="01 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets"> <loc
xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"
xlink:label="loc_StatementLineItems" /> <loc xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"
xlink:label="loc_StatementTable" /> <definitionArc xlink:type="arc"
xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all"
xlink:from="loc_StatementLineItems" xlink:to="loc_StatementTable"
order="1" xbrldt:contextElement="segment" /> </definitionLink> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/StatementsOfIncome"
xlink:title="02 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)">
<loc xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"
xlink:label="loc_StatementLineItems" /> <loc xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"
xlink:label="loc_StatementTable" /> <definitionArc xlink:type="arc"
xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all"
xlink:from="loc_StatementLineItems" xlink:to="loc_StatementTable"
order="1" xbrldt:contextElement="segment" /> </definitionLink> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/BalanceSheetsParenthetical"
xlink:title="011 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)">
<loc xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"
xlink:label="loc_StatementLineItems" /> <loc xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"
xlink:label="loc_StatementTable" /> <definitionArc xlink:type="arc"
xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all"
xlink:from="loc_StatementLineItems" xlink:to="loc_StatementTable"
order="1" xbrldt:contextElement="segment" /> </definitionLink> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/StatementsOfCashFlows"
xlink:title="03 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows">
<loc xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"
xlink:label="loc_StatementLineItems" /> <loc xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"
xlink:label="loc_StatementTable" /> <definitionArc xlink:type="arc"
xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all"
xlink:from="loc_StatementLineItems" xlink:to="loc_StatementTable"
order="1" xbrldt:contextElement="segment" /> </definitionLink> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/RecentlyIssuedAccountingStandards"
xlink:title="0602 - Disclosure - Recently issued accounting standards" />
<definitionLink xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssets"
xlink:title="0604 - Disclosure - Goodwill and other intangible assets" />
<definitionLink xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/LongTermDebt"
xlink:title="0605 - Disclosure - Long term debt" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/RetirementPlans"
xlink:title="0606 - Disclosure - Retirement plans" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/PostretirementBenefitsOtherThanPension"
xlink:title="0607 - Disclosure - Postretirement benefits other than pension" />
<definitionLink xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/IncomeTaxes"
xlink:title="0608 - Disclosure - Income taxes" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/SupplementalShareholdersEquityInformation"
xlink:title="0609 - Disclosure - Supplemental shareholders equity information" />
<definitionLink xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/FairValueMeasurement"
xlink:title="0610 - Disclosure - Fair value measurement" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/BusinessSegmentInformation"
xlink:title="0611 - Disclosure - Business segment information" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgingActivities"
xlink:title="0612 - Disclosure - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" />
<definitionLink xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/Litigation"
xlink:title="0614 - Disclosure - Litigation" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation"
xlink:title="00 - Document - Document and Company Information" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/StatementsOfIncomePercentageIncreaseDecrease"
xlink:title="021 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Percentage Increase (Decrease)">
<loc xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"
xlink:label="loc_StatementLineItems" /> <loc xlink:type="locator"
xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"
xlink:label="loc_StatementTable" /> <definitionArc xlink:type="arc"
xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all"
xlink:from="loc_StatementLineItems" xlink:to="loc_StatementTable"
order="1" xbrldt:contextElement="segment" /> </definitionLink> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/EarningsLossPerShare"
xlink:title="0613 - Disclosure - Earnings (loss) per share" /> <definitionLink
xlink:type="extended"
xlink:role="http://gannett.com/20090628/role/AssetImpairmentAndOtherCharges"
xlink:title="0603 - Disclosure - Asset impairment and other charges" /> </linkbase>
