SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Knutson Lisa A (Last) (First) (Middle) 312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR (Street) CINCINNATI OH 45202 (City) (State) (Zip)	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) Senior VP of Human Resources
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/08/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 08/01/2008	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	08/01/2008		A		33,384	A	$6.59	33,523(1)(2)	D
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share								0	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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	$10.44							02/22/2007	02/21/2014	Class A Common	19,717		19,717(2)	D
Option	$10.41							02/22/2008	02/21/2015	Class A Common	34,425		34,425(2)	D
Option	$9.09							02/21/2009	02/20/2016	Class A Common	46,948		46,948(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. An administrative error occurred when reporting shares owned by this individual resulting in her ownership being under reported by 55 shares. These 55 shares are restricted and will vest on 2/22/2010.

2. Effective July 16, 2008, shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to effect a 1-for-3 reverse share split. The holdings for this individual were adjusted accordingly.

Remarks:

	/s/ Mary Denise Kuprionis, Attorney-in-fact for Lisa A. Knutson	12/08/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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