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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lyons Douglas F   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 _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President and Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) 312 WALNUT STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/08/2013 (Street) CINCINNATI, OH 45202 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 04/08/2013   M(1)   13,300 A $ 10.44 58,668 D   Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 04/08/2013   S(1)   13,300 D $ 12.3778 45,368 D   Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share               0 D

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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

Option

$ 10.44

04/08/2013

M

13,300 (1)

02/22/2007

02/21/2014

Class A Common

6,500

$ 10.44

0

D

Option

$ 10.35

10/06/2007

10/05/2014

Class A Common

17,212

17,212

D

Option

$ 10.41

02/22/2008

02/21/2015

Class A Common

34,425

34,425

D

Option

$ 9.09

02/21/2009

02/20/2016

Class A Common

46,948

46,948

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

03/11/2012

03/11/2014

Restricted Stock Units

3,964

3,964 (2)

D

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

03/15/2013

03/15/2015

Restricted Stock Units

8,142

8,142 (3)

D

Restricted Stock Units

(4)

03/09/2014

03/09/2016

Restricted Stock Units

9,991

9,991 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lyons Douglas F 312 WALNUT STREET CINCINNATI, OH 45202			Vice President and Controller

Signatures

/s/ William Appleton, Attorney-in-fact for Douglas F. Lyons		04/09/2013
**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)	This option exercise and sale of shares were in accordance with a stock trading plan adopted on December 7, 2012, in accordance with the guidelines specified by Rule 10b5-1.
(2)	This restricted stock unit award will vest in 2014. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common Share of the Company.
(3)	This restricted stock unit award will vest in equal parts in 2014 and 2015. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common Share of the Company.
(4)	This restricted stock unit award will vest in equal parts in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common Share of the Company.

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