Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Scripps J. Sebastian
   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 __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 334 BEECHWOOD RD., SUITE 400		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/14/2013
(Street)

FT. MITCHELL, KY 41017		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 03/14/2013   G   653,204 (1) A $ 0 653,304 D  
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/14/2013   G   534,666 (1) A $ 0 534,666 D  
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share               100 I Through Child
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share               100 I Through Child

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Scripps J. Sebastian
C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC.
334 BEECHWOOD RD., SUITE 400
FT. MITCHELL, KY 41017		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Bruce W. Sanford, as Attorney-in-fact   03/18/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1) The Edward W. Scripps Trust (the "Trust"), of which the reporting person is a residuary beneficiary, terminated on October 18, 2012. On March 14, 2013, the Trust distributed the reported Common Voting Shares and Class A Common Shares of the Issuer to the reporting person.
 
Remarks:
The reporting person may be deemed to have shared voting power (due solely to the convertibility of Common Voting Shares of the Company into Class A Common Shares on a share-for-share basis) with respect to more than 10% of the Class A Common Shares of the Company as a result of the voting provisions of the Scripps Family Agreement dated October 15, 1992, as amended, to which the reporting person is a party. The Class A Common Shares beneficially owned by the reporting person (and those held by other Signatories to the Scripps Family Agreement) are not subject to voting or any other provisions of that agreement. Along with other parties to the Scripps Family Agreement, the reporting person filed a Schedule 13D with the Commission on January 24, 2013, as amended on March 18, 2013.

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