The company was started by Frank Ernest Gannett, who in 1906 began buying small newspapers in New York state. The company was incorporated in 1923, and it grew as Gannett continued to purchase the newspapers of small and medium-sized cities. These newspapers were usually the only ones published in their city and so could be run very profitably.
By the late 1980s the Gannett Co. owned more than 80 daily newspapers with a total circulation of more than 6 million. In 1982 the company began publishing USA Today, the United States’ first national, general-interest newspaper.
By the early 21st century Gannett published some 100 daily newspapers, which had a combined daily circulation exceeding 7 million. Gannett supports the Gannett Foundation, a charitable organization that contributes to community-development projects in cities and towns where Gannett owns newspapers or television stations.
According to britannica.com; en.wikipedia.org. Source of photos: internet
