SEC Form 3 
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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 	  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Thompson Pete	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
312 WALNUT STREET	
28TH FLOOR	

(Street) 
CINCINNATI	OH	45202	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/02/2017 	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
E.W. SCRIPPS Co [ SSP ] 		
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
X	Director		10% Owner	
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
	
	5. If Amendment, Date of 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	
	
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	0	D		
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share	0	D		
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: 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				
Restricted Stock Units	05/02/2018	05/02/2018	Restricted Stock Units	3,298	(1)	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. This restricted stock unit award will vest in 2018. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common Share of the Company.	
Remarks:	
	
	/s/ William Appleton, Attorney-in-fact for Pete Thompson	05/04/2017	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
* 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).	
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BE IT KNOWN, that Pete Thompson does hereby make and appoint each of Timothy M.
Wesolowski, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer,
William Appleton, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, and Julie McGehee,
Vice President, Benefits and Compensation and Corporate Secretary of The E. W.
Scripps Company, or any person designated by him or her, as her true and lawful
attorney for her and in her name, place and stead, giving and granting to each
the power and authority to sign and file reports required under Section 16(a) of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, with full power of substitution and
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming such act(s) that any said attorney
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Effective May 2, 2017.

/s/ Pete Thompson