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The Gannett Foundation/WXIA-TV in Atlanta contributed grants of $5,000 each to the Atlanta chapters of the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross to help support local flood-relief efforts. In addition to these grants, WXIA/WATL hosted a telethon for the flood victims in partnership with the American Red Cross of Metro Atlanta to offer the community a chance to participate as well.

Tune in to Gannett’s third-quarter 2009 earnings conference call on Mon., Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. (ET). Click here to listen.

The Detroit Free Press won its 4th Emmy in three years for a multimedia project about Christ Child House, which provides care for abused and neglected children in the Detroit area. Coverage prompted a flood of support for Christ Child House from around the state and the country. The Free Press has won more Emmys than any other newspaper.

Gannett webcast its second-quarter earnings conference call Wed., July 15. Listen to a replay.

USA TODAY's Blake Morrison and Brad Heath won two national awards -- the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism and the Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment -- for "The Smokestack Effect: Toxic Air and America's Schools."

Gannett held its annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Gannett headquarters. View the meeting video. Also: Read Gannett Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Craig Dubow's comments.

The Detroit Free Press won its ninth Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the text message scandal that led to the resignation and jailing of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The Free Press won in the "Local Reporting" category. Details here. Also, Mike Thompson of The Detroit Free Press was nominated as a finalist in the Pulitzer editorial cartooning category. Earlier, the Free Press won several other national awards for the Kilpatrick coverage, including a 2008 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) award and a 2008 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism.

Gannett's first-quarter 2009 earnings conference call with financial analysts was held Thursday, April 16. Click here to listen to the archived webcast presentation. Press release here.

Ken Stickney, managing editor of The News-Star in Monroe, La., won the ASNE Editorial Writing award. Also: Steve Young, reporter at the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, S.D., was cited as a finalist in the Freedom Forum/ASNE Award for Outstanding Writing on Diversity. Read details here.

Gannett Webcast its fourth-quarter earnings conference call on Jan. 30. Click here for an archived version.

The Detroit Free Press announced first-of-its-kind plan — emphasizing more online delivery of news and information and cutting back home delivery days. Read the FAQs.

Get local news on your phone from Gannett's newspaper and TV station mobile sites by clicking here.