ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt ænd dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾi pˈeɪaʊt hˈæzbiːn kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd æz ɛksˈɛsɪv ɪn lˈaɪt ʌvðə fˈækts ðæt ˌʌndɚ dˈɛboʊz fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ tˈɛnjɚɹ æz sˌiːˌiːˈoʊ, ɡˈænɪts ʃˈɛɹ pɹˈaɪs fˈɛl tə dˈɑːlɚ tˈɛn pɜː ʃˈɛɹ fɹʌm ˌoʊvɚ dˈɑːlɚ sˈɛvənti, ænd ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɛmplˈɔɪiːz wʌz ɹᵻdˈuːst fɹʌm fˈɪfti tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tə θˈɜːɾi tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.
The amount of his retirement and disability payout has been criticized as excessive in light of the facts that under Debow's five-year tenure as CEO, Gannett's share price fell to $10 per share from over $70, and the number of employees was reduced from 52,000 to 32,000.