USA TODAY NETWORK Launches Ambitious “Rebuilding America” Initiative to Capture What Consumers and Communities Can Expect as the U.S. Economy Reopens

Gannett Co., Inc (NYSE: GCI) today launched “Rebuilding America,” an unprecedented national examination of how America’s economy is rebooting after nearly three months as states reopen for business. This ambitious project involving USA TODAY and Gannett’s 260 daily local news sites will give a coast-to-coast view of the country’s “new economic normal,” as told through the industries powering the national, regional and local economies. Stories will debut on Gannett-owned digital sites beginning today and appear in print editions on May 31 with a nationwide narrative of what consumers, companies and taxpayers can expect as the American economy begins to accelerate again.

The project is a sweeping effort by the USA TODAY NETWORK, Gannett’s newsrooms across America, to empower its audience of more than 150 million readers. Gannett is leveraging its unique position as the nation’s largest local news publisher to chronicle the reopening and rebuilding of the nation’s economies – from Providence, Rhode Island, to Palm Springs, California. It’s a sophisticated examination of how communities, which endured shutdowns caused by the coronavirus health crisis, are aiming to recover and what consumers can expect.

Journalists across the nation are examining the national and local trends related to a dozen key economic and lifestyle topics, including auto sales; travel/tourism; retail; insurance and financial services; grocery stores; education; sports; home services; medical services; restaurants; and local arts and entertainment. The project maximizes the USA TODAY NETWORK’s ability to thoroughly examine and explain these issues at both the broader national level and from a close-to-home perspective.

As a public service to readers, the “Rebuilding America” content will be free on the USA TODAY NETWORK’s collection of digital sites.

“Our nation and the rest of the world have endured so much these past three months, and as America’s economy begins to reenergize and reopen, our talented journalists are there to chronicle this important moment in our country,” said Maribel Perez Wadsworth, Gannett’s President of News and Publisher of USA TODAY. “This is a news-driven effort to leverage the full breadth and presence of our award-winning media sites in 46 states, capitalizing on our national understanding of these economic trends and then explaining what it means on Main Street, USA, in 260 different markets.”