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 	  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BOEHNE RICHARD 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) 
X	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
President & CEO	
		
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2010 		
	4. 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 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	02/21/2010		F(1) 		1,241	D	$7.01 	52,334	D		
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share								0	I	Wife's Trust	
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	$6.87 							01/25/2002	01/24/2011	Class A Common	93,896		93,896	D		
Option	$8.01 							02/20/2003	02/19/2012	Class A Common	112,676		112,676	D		
Option	$8.52 							02/26/2004	02/25/2013	Class A Common	103,286		103,286	D		
Option	$10.38 							03/23/2005	03/22/2014	Class A Common	84,507		84,507	D		
Option	$9.9 							02/10/2006	02/09/2013	Class A Common	56,338		56,338	D		
Option	$9.54 							03/29/2007	03/28/2014	Class A Common	117,370		164,318	D		
Option	$10.41 							02/22/2008	02/21/2015	Class A Common	258,215		258,215	D		
Option	$9.09 							02/21/2009	02/20/2016	Class A Common	410,798		410,798	D		
Option	$9.54 							03/29/2007	03/28/2014	Class A Common	46,948		46,948	D		
Restricted Stock Units	(2)							03/05/2010	03/05/2013	Restricted Stock Units	1,395,348		1,395,348	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. A restricted stock award vested on February 21, 2010. The terms of this long-term incentive award mandate that the Company withhold shares to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligation.	
2. This restricted stock unit award will vest in equal parts on March 5, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common share of the Company based on the closing price of the Company's shares on the vesting date.	
Remarks:	
	
	/s/ Mary Denise Kuprionis, Attorney-in-fact for Richard A. Boehne	02/23/2010	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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