Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
CONTRERAS MARK G
  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)
SVP/Newspapers
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2010
(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 03/15/2010   F(1)   418 D $ 9.06 15,001 D  
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/16/2010   S(2)   574 D $ 9.06 14,427 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 $ 9.9             02/10/2006 02/09/2013 Class A Common 14,084   14,084 D  
Option $ 10.44             02/22/2007 02/21/2014 Class A Common 38,338   38,338 D  
Option $ 9.54             03/29/2007 03/28/2014 Class A Common 32,863   32,863 D  
Option $ 10.41             02/22/2008 02/21/2015 Class A Common 86,069   86,069 D  
Option $ 9.09             02/21/2009 02/20/2016 Class A Common 117,370   117,370 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)             03/05/2010 03/05/2013 Restricted Stock Units 0   348,837 D  
Restricted Stock Units (4)             03/09/2011 03/09/2014 Restricted Stock Units 40,000   40,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CONTRERAS MARK G
312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR
CINCINNATI, OH 45202
      SVP/Newspapers  

Signatures

 /s/ Mary Denise Kuprionis, Attorney-in-fact for Mark G. Contreras   03/16/2010
**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) The final tranche of a February 22, 2007 restricted share award vested on March 15, 2010. The Company withheld shares to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligation.
(2) These shares were sold in accordance with a stock trading plan adopted on December 14, 2009, in accordance with the guidelines specified by Rule 10b5-1.
(3) A restricted stock unit award was granted on March 5, 2009 and vests in four equal parts on March 5, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit converts into one Class A Common share of the Company.
(4) A restricted stock unit award was granted on March 9, 2010. The award is part time-vested and part performance-vested. The time-vested portion of the award vests in four equal parts on March 9, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. If the performance objective is achieved, this portion of the award will vest over the same four-year period. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit converts into one Class A Common share of the Company.

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