Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Fortress Investment Group LLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GateHouse Media, Inc. [GHSE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,, 46TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/09/2009
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10105
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/09/2009   S   50,000 D $ 0.1801 39,238 I By Drawbridge Global Macro Master Fund Ltd (1) (2) (3)
Common Stock               170,700 I By Fortress Partners Offshore Securities LLC (1) (4)
Common Stock               505,100 I By Fortress Partners Securities LLC (1) (5)
Common Stock               22,050,000 I By FIF III Liberty Holdings LLC (1) (6)
Common Stock               225,000 I By Drawbridge DSO Securities LLC (1) (7)
Common Stock               25,000 I By Drawbridge OSO Securities LLC (1) (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Fortress Investment Group LLC
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,
46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10105
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ David N. Brooks, as Authorized Signatory of Fortress Investment Group LLC   12/11/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Wesley R. Edens may be deemed to beneficially own the shares listed as beneficially owned by Fortress Investment Group LLC ("FIG") or its affiliates. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise. Similarly, each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for the purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(2) Drawbridge Global Macro Master Fund Ltd is owned by Drawbridge Global Macro Fund LP ("Global Macro LP"), DBGM Onshore LP, Drawbridge Global Macro Intermediate Fund L.P. ("Global Macro Intermediate"), DBGM Offshore Ltd, Drawbridge Global Alpha Intermediate Fund L.P. ("Alpha Intermediate"), and DBGM Alpha V Ltd. DBGM Onshore GP LLC is the general partner of DBGM Onshore LP, and DBGM Onshore GP LLC owns all of the management shares of DBGM Offshore Ltd and DBGM Alpha V Ltd. Drawbridge Global Macro GP LLC ("Global Macro GP") is the general partner of Global Macro LP. Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd ("Global Macro Ltd") is the sole limited partner of Global Macro Intermediate. Drawbridge Global Alpha Fund V Ltd ("Alpha Fund V") is the sole limited partner of Alpha Intermediate. DBGM Associates LLC is the general partner of each of Global Macro Intermediate and Alpha Intermediate. Principal Holdings I LP is the sole managing member of DBGM Associates LLC. (Continued in Footnote 3)
(3) (Continued from Footnote 2) FIG Asset Co. LLC is the general partner of Principal Holdings I LP. Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC ("Global Macro Advisors") is the investment advisor of each of Global Macro Intermediate, Global Macro LP, Global Macro Ltd, Alpha Intermediate, Alpha Fund V, DBGM Onshore LP, DBGM Offshore Ltd, DBGM Alpha V Ltd and Drawbridge Global Macro Master Fund Ltd. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Global Macro Advisors. Fortress Operating Entity I LP ("FOE I") is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. Fortress Operating Entity II LP ("FOE II") is the sole managing member of each of Global Macro GP and DBGM Onshore GP LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I and FOE II. FIG Corp. and FIG Asset Co. LLC are wholly-owned by Fortress Investment Group LLC.
(4) Fortress Partners Master Fund L.P. is the sole managing member of Fortress Partners Offshore Securities LLC. Fortress Partners Offshore Master GP LLC ("FPOM") is the general partner of Fortress Partners Master Fund L.P. Fortress Operating Entity II LP ("FOE II") is the sole managing member of FPOM. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE II. FIG Corp. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIG.
(5) Fortress Partners Fund LP is the sole managing member of Fortress Partners Securities LLC. Fortress Partners GP LLC is the general partner of Fortress Partners Fund LP. Fortress Principal Investment Holdings IV LLC ("FPIH IV") is the sole managing member of Fortress Partners GP LLC. Fortress Partners Advisors LLC ("FPA") is the investment advisor of Fortress Partners Fund LP. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of FPA. Fortress Operating Entity I LP ("FOE I") is the sole managing member of FIG LLC and FPIH IV. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I. FIG Corp. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIG.
(6) Fortress Investment Fund III LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Fund B) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Fund C) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Fund D) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Fund E) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Coinvestment Fund A) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Coinvestment Fund B) LP, Fortress Investment Fund III (Coinvestment Fund C) LP and Fortress Investment Fund III (Coinvestment Fund D) LP (collectively, the "Fund III Funds") are the members of FIF III Liberty Holdings LLC. Fortress Fund III GP LLC is the general partner of each of the Fund III Funds and its sole managing member is Fortress Investment Fund GP (Holdings) LLC. The sole managing member of Fortress Investment Fund GP (Holdings) LLC is FOE II. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE II, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.
(7) Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP ("DBSO LP") is the sole managing member of Drawbridge DSO Securities LLC. Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Ltd. ("DBSO LTD") is the sole managing member of Drawbridge OSO Securities LLC. Drawbridge Special Opportunities GP LLC is the general partner of DBSO LP. FPIH IV is the sole managing member of Drawbridge Special Opportunities GP LLC. Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC ("DSOA") is the investment advisor of each of DBSO LP and DBSO LTD. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of DSOA, and FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC and FPIH IV. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

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