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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 * KUPRIONIS M DENISE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCRIPPS E W CO /DE [SSP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Sec. & Chief E&C Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/20/2009 (Street) CINCINNATI, OH 45202 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 Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 08/20/2009   M   13,145 A $ 5.22 18,208 D   Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 08/20/2009   S   13,145 D $ 7.0718 5,063 D

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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

Option

$ 5.22

08/20/2009

M

13,145

01/24/2001

01/23/2010

Class A Common

13,145

$ 5.22

0

D

Option

$ 6.87

01/25/2002

01/24/2011

Class A Common

15,962

15,962

D

Option

$ 8.01

02/20/2003

02/19/2012

Class A Common

28,169

28,169

D

Option

$ 8.52

02/26/2004

02/25/2013

Class A Common

22,535

22,535

D

Option

$ 10.38

03/23/2005

03/22/2014

Class A Common

16,901

16,901

D

Option

$ 9.9

02/10/2006

02/09/2013

Class A Common

11,267

11,267

D

Option

$ 10.41

02/22/2008

02/21/2015

Class A Common

51,642

51,642

D

Option

$ 9.09

02/21/2009

02/20/2016

Class A Common

70,422

70,422

D

Option

$ 10.44

02/22/2007

02/21/2014

Class A Common

32,863

32,863

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

03/05/2010

03/05/2012

Restricted Stock Units

174,418

174,418

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KUPRIONIS M DENISE 312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR CINCINNATI, OH 45202			VP, Sec. & Chief E&C Officer

Signatures

/s/ Mary Denise Kuprionis		08/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This restricted stock unit award will vest in equal parts on March 5, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common share of the Company based on the closing price of the Company's shares on the vesting date.

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