Gannett and eHarmony Launch Localized Online Personals Service

eHarmony Brings Patented Matching Technology to USA TODAY and Scores of Local News Sites

Pasadena, California - November 15, 2004 - Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), a leading international news and information company, and eHarmony, the Internet's premier relationship service, today announced a partnership to launch branded online personals for USA TODAY and Gannett's daily newspapers. eHarmony's patented Compatibility Matching System� will power personals for Gannett's award-winning news and information sites including USATODAY.com, a national news site with more than 8 million unique visitors each month. The partnership enables millions of online visitors to Gannett's newspaper websites, such as AZCentral.com, DetNews.com, and IndyStar.com, to experience true compatibility with the click of a mouse. According to Internet market research firm, Jupiter Research, the online personals industry will reach $473 million in the U.S. alone this year, and that number is expected to grow significantly over the next five years. Jack Williams, Senior Vice President, Diversified Businesses and Development said, "Our alliance with eHarmony follows our longstanding commitment to partnering with the strongest brands, providing our users access to best-of-breed services in areas that are important to their lives."

"Partnering with Gannett was a natural choice for eHarmony," said Greg Forgatch, eHarmony's CEO and president. "When two customer-focused market leaders join forces, the real winners are millions of customers. We expect our relationship to offer benefits to both companies, as the reach of our Compatibility Matching System expands to Gannett's impressive readership."

About Gannett

Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 101 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns more than 600 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom's second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes more than 300 titles, including 17 daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 21 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.

About eHarmony

With over five million users, eHarmony is the Internet's premier relationship service. Founded by nationally known relationship expert, best-selling author and clinical psychologist Dr. Neil Clark Warren, eHarmony is the first and only online relationship site dedicated exclusively to helping serious singles build lasting relationships for life-long love and happiness. With over 9,000 known marriages to date, eHarmony holds the only industry patent for its unique Compatibility Matching System™, bringing singles together using a scientifically-proven set of compatibility principles based on 35 years of research into marital success. Since its inception in 2000, eHarmony has been the first step down the aisle for thousands of its users. eHarmony is a private company headquartered in Pasadena, California and on the Web at www.eharmony.com.

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