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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 * Peirce Mary   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) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/04/2013 (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 03/04/2013   C   13 A (1) 13,064,087 I (2) EWS Trust Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share               8,283 D   Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share               10,693,320 (1) I (2) EWS Trust

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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

Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share

(1)

03/04/2013

C

13

(1)

(1)

Class A Common

13

(1)

10,693,320

I

EWS Trust

Option

$ 6.63

08/07/2009

08/06/2018

Class A Common

104,000

104,000

D

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

05/02/2013

05/02/2013

Restricted Stock Units

4,206 (3)

4,206

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Peirce Mary 312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR CINCINNATI, OH 45202	X	X

Signatures

/s/ William Appleton, Attorney-in-fact for Mary M. Peirce		03/06/2013
**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)	Each Common Voting Share is convertible into a Class A Common Share on a one-for-one basis and has no expiration date. On March 4, 2013, The Edward W. Scripps Trust (the "Trust") converted 13 Common Voting Shares into 13 Class A Common Shares, resulting in the issuance of 13 Class A Common Shares to the Trust.
(2)	Ms. Peirce is a Trustee of Trust and has the power, together with the other Trustees of the Trust, to vote and dispose of the shares of the Issuer held by the Trust, subject to an order entered under seal by the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, Butler County, Ohio on January 22, 2013 giving effect to certain of the voting provisions of the Scripps Family Agreement dated October 15, 1992, as amended. The Trust terminated on October 18, 2012 and the shares held by the Trust are expected to be distributed to the remainder beneficiaries in the next few months.
(3)	This restricted stock unit award will vest on May 2, 2013. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common share of the Company.

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