E.W. SCRIPPS Co — Director's Dealing 2010

May 14, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCRIPPS E W CO /DE (SSP)
CIK: 0000832428
Period of Report: 2010-05-13

Reporting Person: Williams Kim (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-05-13	Restricted Stock Units	$	A	4055	Acquired	2011-05-13	Restricted Stock Units (4055)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	400	Indirect
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	34285	Direct
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share	0	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option	$6.63	2018-08-06	Class A Common (104000)	104000	Direct
Phantom Stock	$		Class A Common (1508.88)	1508.88	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This restricted stock unit award will vest on May 13, 2011. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common share of the Company.

F2: Pursuant to the company's 1997 Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Directors, directors may defer fees into a phantom stock fund. Under this plan, fees are converted quarterly into phantom shares at the fair market value of the company's Class A Common Shares on the last trading day of each quarter. Upon retirement as a director or at another specified date, the balance may be paid in either shares or cash.