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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Carson Robert A
   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 & Chief Information Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2009
(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 08/01/2009   F   1,784 (1) D $ 4.02 14,938 D  
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share               0 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 $ 6.87             01/25/2002 01/24/2011 Class A Common 938   938 D  
Option $ 8.52             02/26/2004 02/25/2013 Class A Common 938   938 D  
Option $ 10.47             02/25/2005 02/24/2014 Class A Common 1,408   1,408 D  
Option $ 9.9             02/10/2006 02/09/2013 Class A Common 2,816   2,816 D  
Option $ 10.44             02/22/2007 02/21/2014 Class A Common 6,571   6,571 D  
Option $ 10.41             02/22/2008 02/21/2015 Class A Common 12,910   12,910 D  
Option $ 9.09             02/21/2009 02/20/2016 Class A Common 23,474   23,474 D  
Restricted Stock Units (2)             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
Carson Robert A
312 WALNUT STREET
28TH FLOOR
CINCINNATI, OH 45202		       VP & Chief Information Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Mary Denise Kuprionis, Attorney-in-fact for Robert A. Carson   08/04/2009
**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) A restricted share award granted on August 1, 2008 vested, in part, on August 1, 2009 and 1,784 shares were used to pay taxes.
(2) 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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