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

Feb 3, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCRIPPS E W CO /DE (SSP)
CIK: 0000832428
Period of Report: 2010-02-02

Reporting Person: Lawlor Brian G. (Sr. VP/Television)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-02-02	Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	S	21037	$6.93	Disposed	41946	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share	0	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option	$8.01	2012-02-19	Class A Common (5633)	5633	Direct
Option	$8.52	2013-02-25	Class A Common (3755)	3755	Direct
Option	$10.47	2014-02-24	Class A Common (9389)	9389	Direct
Option	$9.90	2013-02-09	Class A Common (9389)	9389	Direct
Option	$10.44	2014-02-21	Class A Common (21907)	21907	Direct
Option	$10.41	2015-02-21	Class A Common (34425)	34425	Direct
Option	$9.09	2016-02-20	Class A Common (46948)	46948	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$	2013-03-05	Restricted Stock Units (232558)	232558	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These restricted shares vested on February 1, 2010 and the 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.

F2: 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.