According to a report in the Wall Street Journal the cuts will come from its US Community Publishing division, which comprises Gannett's 80-plus local dailies.
Gannett, which owns the regional newspaper firm Newsquest in the UK, has around 41,500 staff in the US and has seen net income fall 60% in the first quarter as ad revenue fell 28%.
The cuts mark Gannett out as one of the most aggressive in reducing its head count in the face of the newspaper downturn. Last year it cut almost 5,000 jobs.
The publisher also asked employees to take several stints of unpaid leave in a bid to save costs.
The latest job cuts come after it was announced last month that CEO Craig Dubow will take several months leave as he recovers from back surgery.
In the meantime the company will effectively be run by chief financial officer, Gracia Martore.
There have also been changes at its flagship USA Today. Publisher Craig Moon resigned in March and was replaced by Detroit Free Press publisher Dave Hunke as ad revenue at the title fell 34% in the first quarter and circulation declined by more than 170,000 in the six months through March.
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