Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Symson Adam
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCRIPPS E W CO /DE [SSP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP/Digital
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CINCINNATI, OH 45202		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 40.84
D
 
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option 02/22/2008 02/21/2015 Class A Common 15,647 $ 10.41 D  
Option 02/22/2008 02/21/2015 Class A Common 1,565 $ 10.41 D  
Option 02/22/2007 02/21/2014 Class A Common 1,565 $ 10.44 D  
Option 02/22/2007 02/21/2014 Class A Common 3,910 $ 10.44 D  
Option 02/25/2005 02/24/2014 Class A Common 938 $ 10.47 D  
Restricted Stock Units 03/09/2011 03/09/2013 Restricted Stock Units 2,162 $ (1) D  
Restricted Stock Units 03/09/2011 03/09/2013 Restricted Stock Units 540 $ (1) D  
Restricted Stock Units 03/11/2012 03/11/2014 Restricted Stock Units 845 $ (2) D  
Restricted Stock Units 03/11/2012 03/11/2014 Restricted Stock Units 3,382 $ (2) D  
Restricted Stock Units 10/01/2012 10/01/2014 Restricted Stock Units 4,414 $ (2) D  
Restricted Stock Units 03/15/2013 03/15/2015 Restricted Stock Units 21,715 $ (3) D  
Restricted Stock Units 03/15/2013 03/15/2015 Restricted Stock Units 5,429 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Symson Adam
312 WALNUT STREET
28TH FLOOR
CINCINNATI, OH 45202		       SVP/Digital  

Signatures

/s/ William Appleton, Attorney-in-fact for Adam Symson 02/28/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) This restricted stock unit award will vest in 2013. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common share of the Company.
(2) This restricted stock unit award will vest in equal parts in 2013 and 2014. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common share of the Company.
(3) This restricted stock unit award will vest in equal parts in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common Share of the Company.

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