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<DESCRIPTION>THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
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<FONT size="2">Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
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<FONT size="2">Registration No. 333-118071
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<DIV align="left">
 <I>PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left">
<I>(To Prospectus dated August&nbsp;13, 2004)</I>
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<I><FONT size="4">5,000,000</FONT></I>

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<I><FONT size="4">Class&nbsp;A Common Shares</FONT></I>
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<I><FONT size="4">The E.W. Scripps Company</FONT></I>

<P align="left">
<I><FONT size="2">The Edward W. Scripps Trust, our controlling
shareholder, is offering 5,000,000 of our Class&nbsp;A Common
Shares. We are not offering any shares and will not receive any
proceeds from the sale of these shares by the Scripps
Trust.</FONT></I>

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<I><FONT size="2">Holders of our Class&nbsp;A Common Shares are
entitled to elect the greater of three or one-third of the
directors of the Company, but are not entitled to vote on any
other matters except as required by Ohio law. Holders of our
Common Voting Shares are entitled to elect all remaining
directors and to vote on all other matters requiring a vote of
shareholders. Holders of our Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and
Common Voting Shares are entitled to the same cash dividends and
to share equally in distributions on liquidation of the Company.
Each Common Voting Share is convertible into one Class&nbsp;A
Common Share.</FONT></I>

<P align="left">
<I><FONT size="2">Our Class&nbsp;A Common Shares are listed on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#147;SSP.&#148; On
November&nbsp;17, 2004, the reported last sale price of our
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange was
$48.30&nbsp;per share.</FONT></I>

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<I><FONT size="2">Following the sale of these shares, the
Scripps Trust will own approximately 31.0% of our outstanding
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and approximately 87.3% of our
outstanding Common Voting Shares and will continue to control
the Company.</FONT></I>

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<B><I><FONT size="2"> PRICE $48.25 A SHARE</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="49%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="8%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="6%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="6%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="6%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="6%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><I><FONT size="1">Underwriting</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"></TD>
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    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><I><FONT size="1">Discounts and</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><I><FONT size="1">Proceeds to</FONT></I></TD>
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    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><I><FONT size="1">Price to Public</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><I><FONT size="1">Commissions</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><I><FONT size="1">Scripps Trust</FONT></I></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <I><FONT size="2">Per Share</FONT></I></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><I><FONT size="2">$48.25</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><I><FONT size="2">$0.58</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><I><FONT size="2">$47.67</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <I><FONT size="2">Total</FONT></I></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><I><FONT size="2">$241,250,000</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><I><FONT size="2">$2,900,000</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><I><FONT size="2">$238,350,000</FONT></I></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left">
<I>The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities
regulators have not approved or disapproved of these securities,
or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.</I>

<P align="left">
<I>The underwriter expects to deliver the shares to purchasers
on November&nbsp;23, 2004.</I>

<P align="center">
<I><FONT size="4">MORGAN STANLEY</FONT></I>

<P align="left">
<I><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;17, 2004</FONT></I>
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<B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B>

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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="2%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Prospectus Supplement</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Page</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#101'>About this Prospectus
    Supplement</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">S-3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#102'>Summary of the Offering</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">S-3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#103'>The E.W. Scripps Company</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">S-3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#104'>Use of Proceeds</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">S-4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#105'>Recent Developments</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">S-4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#106'>Underwriting</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">S-5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#107'>Experts</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">S-6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#108'>Legal Matters</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">S-6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="2%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Prospectus</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Page</FONT></B></TD>
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    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#109'>About this Prospectus</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#110'>Forward-Looking
    Statements</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#111'>Where You Can Find More
    Information</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#112'>Incorporation of Certain
    Documents by Reference</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#113'>The E.W. Scripps Company</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#114'>Use of Proceeds</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#115'>Scripps Trust</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#116'>Scripps Family Agreement</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#117'>Description of Capital
    Stock</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">8</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#118'>Plan of Distribution</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">12</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#119'>Experts</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">14</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#120'>Legal Matters</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">14</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B>You should rely only on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus. We have not, and the underwriter has
not, authorized any other person to provide you with different
information. If anyone provides you with different or
inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not,
and the underwriter is not, making an offer to sell these
securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in
this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the
documents incorporated by reference is accurate only as of their
respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B>As used in this prospectus supplement, the terms
&#147;Scripps,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and
&#147;us&#148; may, depending upon the context, refer to The
E.W. Scripps Company, to one or more of its consolidated
subsidiaries or to all of them taken as a whole.</B>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">S-2
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<B>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This prospectus supplement contains the terms of this offering
of Class&nbsp;A Common Shares. This prospectus supplement, or
the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement, may add, update or change information in the
accompanying prospectus. If information in this prospectus
supplement, or the information incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement, is inconsistent with the accompanying
prospectus, this prospectus supplement will apply and will
supersede that information in the accompanying prospectus.

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<B>SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING</B>

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<TR>
    <TD width="28%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="71%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Class&nbsp;A Common Shares offered</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    hereby</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
    5,000,000</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Common Shares outstanding as of September&nbsp;30, 2004</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Class&nbsp;A Common Shares</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
    126,359,198</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common Voting Shares</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
    <U>&nbsp;36,738,226</U></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
    163,097,424</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top">
    Use of proceeds and expenses</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
    We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares.
    The Scripps Trust will pay all expenses of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Voting and other rights</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
    Holders of our Class&nbsp;A Common Shares are entitled to elect
    the greater of three or one-third of the directors of the
    Company, but are not entitled to vote on any other matters
    except as required by Ohio law. Holders of our Common Voting
    Shares are entitled to elect all remaining directors and to vote
    on all other matters requiring a vote of shareholders.
    Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common Voting Shares are entitled
    to the same cash dividends and to share equally in distributions
    on liquidation of the Company. Each Common Voting Share is
    convertible into one Class&nbsp;A Common Share.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Dividend policy</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
    We have declared cash dividends in every year since our
    incorporation in 1922. We paid dividends in 2002 and 2003 of
    $.30&nbsp;per share and in the nine months ended
    September&nbsp;30, 2004, we paid dividends of $.29&nbsp;per
    share. Future dividends are subject to, among other things, our
    earnings, financial condition and capital requirements.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    NYSE symbol for Class&nbsp;A</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Common Shares</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="top">
    SSP</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center">
<B>THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We are a diverse media concern with interests in national
lifestyle television networks, newspaper publishing, broadcast
television, television retailing, interactive media and
licensing and syndication. All of our media businesses provide
content and advertising services via the Internet. Our media
businesses are organized into the following reportable business
segments: Scripps Networks, Newspapers, Broadcast television and
Shop At Home.

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<B>Scripps Networks</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Scripps Networks includes our five national lifestyle television
networks: Home&nbsp;&#38; Garden Television, Food Network,
DIY&nbsp;&#151; Do It Yourself Network, Fine Living and Great
American Country Network. Scripps Networks also includes our 12%
interest in FOX Sports Net South, a regional television network.
We own approximately 70% of Food Network and approximately 90%
of Fine Living. Each of our networks is distributed by cable and
satellite television systems pursuant to the terms of long-term
distribution agreements. Scripps Networks earns revenue
primarily from the sale of advertising time and from affiliate
fees from cable and satellite television systems.

<P align="left">
<B>Newspapers</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our newspaper business segment includes daily and community
newspapers in 18 markets and the Washington-based Scripps Media
Center, which includes the Scripps Howard News Service. Four of
our newspapers are operated pursuant to the terms of a joint
operating agreement. Each of those newspapers maintains an
independent editorial operation and receives a share of the
operating profits of the combined newspaper operations. We
solely manage and operate each of the other newspapers. Our
newspapers earn revenue primarily from the sale of advertising
space to local and national advertisers and from the sale of
newspapers to readers.

<P align="left">
<B>Broadcast Television</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our broadcast television business segment includes six
ABC-affiliated stations, three NBC-affiliated stations and one
independent station. Each station is located in one of the 60
largest television markets in the United States. Our broadcast
television stations earn revenue primarily from the sale of
advertising time to local and national advertisers.

<P align="left">
<B>Shop At Home</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Shop At Home markets a range of consumer goods directly to
television viewers and visitors to its Internet site. Shop At
Home reaches approximately 53&nbsp;million full-time equivalent
households and can be viewed in more than 147 television
markets, including 91 of the largest 100 television markets in
the United States. Shop At Home programming is distributed under
the terms of affiliation agreements with broadcast television
stations and cable and satellite television systems. In 2004, we
acquired Summit America Television, which owned a minority
interest in Shop At Home and owned and operated five television
stations that exclusively broadcasted Shop At Home programming.
Substantially all of Shop At Home&#146;s revenues are earned
from the sale of merchandise.

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<B>USE OF PROCEEDS</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We will not receive any proceeds from sales of Class&nbsp;A
Common Shares made in this offering. The Scripps Trust will pay
all expenses in connection with the sale of the shares offered
hereby.

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<B>RECENT DEVELOPMENTS</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On November&nbsp;17, 2004, we acquired the Great American
Country cable and satellite television network, a 24-hour
country music video network, from Jones Media Networks, Ltd. for
$140&nbsp;million. The network reaches approximately
34&nbsp;million households.

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<B>UNDERWRITING</B>


<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in an
underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus
supplement, Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&#38; Co. Incorporated, the
underwriter, has agreed to purchase, and the Scripps Trust has
agreed to sell to it, 5,000,000 Class&nbsp;A Common Shares.


<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The underwriter is offering the Class&nbsp;A Common Shares
subject to its acceptance of the shares from the Scripps Trust
and subject to prior sale. The underwriting agreement provides
that the obligations of the underwriter to pay for and accept
delivery of the Class&nbsp;A Common Shares offered by this
prospectus supplement are subject to the approval of certain
legal matters by its counsel and to certain other conditions.
The underwriter is obligated to take and pay for all of the
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares offered by this prospectus supplement
if any such shares are purchased.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The underwriter initially proposes to offer the Class&nbsp;A
Common Shares directly to the public at the public offering
price listed on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.
After the initial offering of the Class&nbsp;A Common Shares,
the offering price and other selling terms may from time to time
be varied by the underwriter.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The following table shows the public offering price,
underwriting discounts and commissions and proceeds before
expenses to the Scripps Trust.

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<TR>
    <TD width="70%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="6%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="6%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Per Share</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Total</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Public offering price
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">48.25</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">241,250,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Underwriting discounts and commissions
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">0.58</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">2,900,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">Proceeds, before expenses, to the Scripps Trust
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">47.67</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">238,350,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</CENTER>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The expenses of this offering, not including the underwriting
discounts and commissions, are estimated at $335,000 and are
payable by the Scripps Trust.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We and the Scripps Trust have agreed that, without the prior
written consent of the underwriter, neither we, during the
period ending 90&nbsp;days after the date of this prospectus
supplement, nor the Scripps Trust, during the period ending
180&nbsp;days after the date of this prospectus supplement, will:
<P>

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    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#149;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or
    contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell,
    grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or
    otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of
    our common shares or any securities convertible into or
    exercisable or exchangeable for our common shares or file any
    registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with
    respect to the foregoing;&nbsp;or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#149;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to
    another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences
    of ownership of the common shares;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="left">
whether any transaction described above is to be settled by
delivery of common shares or such other securities, in cash or
otherwise.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The restrictions described in the preceding paragraph do not
apply to:
<P>

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#149;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the sale of shares to the underwriter pursuant to the
    underwriting agreement;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#149;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    transactions by any person other than us or the Scripps Trust
    relating to our common shares or our other securities;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#149;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the grant of options or common shares under our stock and
    incentive plans as in effect at the date hereof or the issuance
    of our common shares under our employee stock purchase plan and
    non-employee director stock plan;</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#149;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the issuance by us of common shares upon the exercise of an
    option or a warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding
    on the date hereof and disclosed in this prospectus supplement
    and the accompanying prospectus;&nbsp;or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&#149;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the issuance by us of unregistered securities in connection with
    acquisitions, which securities will not be registered for resale
    before the end of the 90 or 180&nbsp;day period, as applicable.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In order to facilitate the offering of the common shares, the
underwriter may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain
or otherwise affect the price of the Class&nbsp;A Common Shares.
Specifically, the underwriter may sell more shares than it is
obligated to purchase under the underwriting agreement, creating
a short position. The underwriter must close out any short
position by purchasing shares in the open market. As an
additional means of facilitating the offering, the underwriter
may bid for, and purchase, Class&nbsp;A Common Shares in the
open market to stabilize the price of the Class&nbsp;A Common
Shares. The underwriter may also reclaim selling concessions
allowed to an underwriter or a dealer for distributing the
Class&nbsp;A Common shares in the offering, if the underwriter
repurchases previously distributed Class&nbsp;A Common Shares to
cover syndicate short positions or to stabilize the price of the
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares. These activities may raise or
maintain the market price of the Class&nbsp;A Common Shares
above independent market levels or prevent or retard a decline
in the market price of the Class&nbsp;A Common Shares. The
underwriter is not required to engage in these activities and
may end any of these activities at any time.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the ordinary course of their business, the underwriter and
its affiliates have provided, or may in the future provide,
investment banking and other financial services to us or our
subsidiaries, including underwriting, the provision of financial
advice and the extension of credit. The underwriter and its
affiliates have received, and may in the future receive,
customary fees and commissions for their services.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We and the Scripps Trust have agreed to indemnify the
underwriter against a variety of liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

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<P align="center">
<B>EXPERTS</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our consolidated financial statements and the related financial
statement schedule incorporated in this prospectus by reference
from our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2003, have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&#38;
Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as
stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by
reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the
report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.

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<P align="center">
<B>LEGAL MATTERS</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Baker&nbsp;&#38; Hostetler LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, will pass upon
certain legal matters for the Company and the Scripps Trust in
respect of the shares offered hereby. Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&#38;
Bartlett LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon certain legal
matters for the underwriter. John H. Burlingame, a retired
partner of Baker&nbsp;&#38; Hostetler LLP, is a director of the
Company, a member of the Executive Committee and the
Compensation Committee, the Chair of the Nominating&nbsp;&#38;
Governance Committee and a trustee of the Scripps Trust. As a
trustee, he has the power together with the other trustees of
the Scripps Trust to vote and dispose of the Class&nbsp;A Common
Shares and Common Voting Shares held by the Scripps Trust.
Mr.&nbsp;Burlingame disclaims any beneficial interest in such
shares held by the Scripps Trust.

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<DIV align="left">
<I>PROSPECTUS</I>
</DIV>

<P align="center">
<IMG src="l10635ascripps1.gif" alt="(LOGO)">

<P align="center">
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<P align="center">
<I><FONT size="4">6,000,000</FONT></I>

<DIV align="center">
<I><FONT size="4">Class&nbsp;A Common Shares</FONT></I>
</DIV>

<P align="center">
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<P align="center">
<I><FONT size="5">The E.W. Scripps Company</FONT></I>

<P align="left">
<I><FONT size="2">This prospectus relates to up to 6,000,000
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares, $.01&nbsp;par value (the
&#147;Shares&#148;), of The E.W. Scripps Company (the
&#147;Company&#148;) that may be offered for sale from time to
time by The Edward W. Scripps Trust (the &#147;Scripps
Trust&#148;). The Company is not offering any of its capital
stock hereby and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the Shares by the Scripps Trust. See &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148;
and &#147;Scripps Trust.&#148;</FONT></I>

<P align="left">
<I><FONT size="2">This prospectus provides a general description
of the Shares. The Company and the Scripps Trust will provide
specific information about the terms of the Shares and the
offerings thereof from time to time in supplements to this
prospectus. The supplements may also add information to this
prospectus or update or change information in this prospectus.
You should read this prospectus and the supplements carefully
before investing. This prospectus may not be used to sell any of
the Shares unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement
relating to such sale.</FONT></I>

<P align="left">
<I><FONT size="2">The Scripps Trust may, from time to time, sell
all or part of the Shares to or through underwriters, directly
to other purchasers or broker-dealers or through dealers or
other persons acting as agents, or through a combination of such
methods. Terms of sale will be determined at the time such
Shares are offered for sale. The names of any underwriters,
dealers, broker-dealers or other persons acting as agents
involved in the sale of Shares and the compensation that the
Scripps Trust shall pay such persons will be set forth in the
applicable prospectus supplement.</FONT></I>

<P align="left">
<I><FONT size="2">The Shares are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc. under the symbol &#147;SSP&#148;. The mailing
address of the Company&#146;s principal executive offices is
P.O. Box&nbsp;5380, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201 and the telephone
number is (513)&nbsp;977-3000.</FONT></I>

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<P align="left">
 <B><I>NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY
STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.</I></B>

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<P align="center">
<I><FONT size="2">The date of this prospectus is August&nbsp;13,
2004</FONT></I>

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<B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</B>

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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#109'>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#110'>FORWARD-LOOKING
    STATEMENTS</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#111'>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
    INFORMATION</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#112'>INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN
    DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#113'>THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#114'>USE OF PROCEEDS</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#115'>SCRIPPS TRUST</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#116'>SCRIPPS FAMILY AGREEMENT</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">6</FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#117'>DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL
    STOCK</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">8</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#118'>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">12</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#119'>EXPERTS</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">14</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;<A HREF='#120'>LEGAL MATTERS</A>
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap><FONT size="2">14</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B>You should rely only on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not
authorized any other person to provide you with different
information. If anyone provides you with different or
inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not
making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction
where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that
the information appearing in this prospectus and the documents
incorporated by reference is accurate only as of their
respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.</B>

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<B>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a
&#147;shelf&#148; registration process. Under this shelf
registration process, the selling shareholder may offer and sell
up to an aggregate of 6,000,000 of our Class&nbsp;A Common
Shares from time to time. Each time the selling shareholder
offers these securities, we will provide you with a prospectus
supplement that will describe, among other things, the specific
amounts and prices of the securities being offered and the terms
of the offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update
or change information contained in this prospectus. Therefore,
before you invest in our securities, you should read this
prospectus and any attached prospectus supplements.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
As used in this prospectus, &#147;Company,&#148;
&#147;Scripps,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and
&#147;us&#148; may, depending on the context, refer to The E.W.
Scripps Company, to one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries
or to all of them taken as a whole.

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<B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Some of the discussion and the information set forth in this
prospectus and any prospectus supplement and any other documents
incorporated by reference contain forward-looking statements
that are based on our current expectations. Forward-looking
statements are subject to certain risks, trends and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the expectations expressed in the
forward-looking statements. Such risks, trends and
uncertainties, which in most instances are beyond our control,
include changes in advertising demand and other economic
conditions; consumers&#146; taste; newsprint prices; program
costs; labor relations; technological developments; competitive
pressures; interest rates; regulatory rulings; and reliance on
third-party vendors for various products and services. The words
&#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148;
&#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;intend&#148; and similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
All forward-looking statements, which are as of the date of this
filing, should be evaluated with the understanding of their
inherent uncertainty. We undertake no obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date the statement is made.

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<B>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the Shares offered by
this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in the registration statement. For further
information regarding us and the Shares offered by this
prospectus, please refer to the documents incorporated in this
prospectus by reference.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You may inspect
and copy this information at the public reference facilities of
the SEC at Room&nbsp;1024, 450&nbsp;Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington,&nbsp;D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. You may call
the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about its
public reference facilities. The SEC also maintains an Internet
website (http://www.sec.gov) containing our reports, proxy
statements and other information.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
You may also inspect and copy the reports, proxy statements and
other information we file at the offices of the New York Stock
Exchange, on which our Class&nbsp;A Common Shares are listed, at
20&nbsp;Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In addition, we make available our SEC reports, proxy statements
and other information in the &#147;Investor Relations&#148;
section of our Internet website (http://www.scripps.com). <B>The
information contained on our Internet website does not
constitute a part of this prospectus.</B>

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<B>INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148;
information into this prospectus. This means that we can
disclose important information to you by referring to another
document filed separately with the SEC. The information
incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this
prospectus, except for information that is superseded by
information contained in this prospectus directly or in another,
later document that is incorporated by reference. We incorporate
by reference the following documents:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    1.&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for
    the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, as amended by
    Amendment No.&nbsp;1 filed by the Company on Form&nbsp;10-K/A
    dated April&nbsp;20, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    2.&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q
    for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2004, and June&nbsp;30,
    2004.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    3.&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K
    dated January&nbsp;16, 2004, January&nbsp;22, 2004,
    March&nbsp;23, 2004, April&nbsp;14, 2004, April&nbsp;15, 2004,
    July&nbsp;15, 2004, July&nbsp;21, 2004 and August&nbsp;2, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    4.&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A
    Common Shares contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
    Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;1-11969).</TD>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This prospectus also incorporates by reference additional
documents that we may file with the SEC between the date of this
prospectus and before the completion of the offering of the
securities described in this prospectus. These documents include
periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form&nbsp;10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q and Current Reports on
Form&nbsp;8-K, as well as proxy statements.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
You can obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference in
this document from the SEC through its public reference
facilities or Internet website, as described above. The
documents incorporated by reference are also available through
our Internet website as described above, or they may be obtained
from us without charge (excluding any exhibits to those
documents unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by
reference as an exhibit in this prospectus) by requesting them
in writing or by telephone at the following address:

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Vice President-Investor Relations

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The E.W. Scripps Company
</DIV>

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312 Walnut Street
</DIV>

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P.O. Box&nbsp;5380
</DIV>

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Cincinnati, Ohio 45201
</DIV>

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Telephone: (513)&nbsp;977-3000
</DIV>

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<B>THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We are a diverse media concern with interests in newspapers,
national television networks (&#147;Scripps Networks&#148;),
broadcast television stations and television-retailing
(&#147;Shop At Home&#148;). Under the trade name United Media,
we distribute news columns, comics and other features to
newspapers and license copyrights and trademarks for use on
numerous products.

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<B>Newspapers</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We operate 21 daily newspapers in the U.S.&nbsp;Our newspapers
earn revenue primarily from the sale of advertising space to
local and national advertisers and from the sale of newspapers
to readers. Four of our newspapers are operated pursuant to the
terms of joint operating agreements. Each of those newspapers
maintains an independent editorial operation and receives a
share of the operating profits of the combined newspaper
operations.

<P align="left">
<B>Scripps Networks</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Scripps Networks includes four national television networks
distributed by cable and satellite television systems:
Home&nbsp;&#38; Garden Television, Food Network, DIY&nbsp;&#151;
Do It Yourself Network and Fine Living. Scripps Networks also
includes our 12% interest in FOX Sports Net South, a regional
television network. We own approximately 70% of Food Network and
approximately 90% of Fine Living. Scripps Networks earns revenue
primarily from the sale of advertising time and from affiliate
fees from cable and satellite television systems.

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<B>Broadcast Television</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We operate 10 broadcast television stations. Each station is
located in one of the 60 largest television markets in the
U.S.&nbsp;Nine of our television stations are affiliated with
national broadcast television networks. Six are ABC affiliates
and three are NBC affiliates. Our broadcast television stations
earn revenue primarily from the sale of advertising time to
local and national advertisers.

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<B>Shop At Home</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Shop At Home markets a range of consumer goods to television
viewers and through its Internet site. In 2004, we acquired
Summit America Television, which owns and operates five
television stations that exclusively broadcast Shop At Home
programming. Shop At Home programming is distributed under the
terms of affiliation agreements with broadcast television
stations and cable and satellite television systems.
Substantially all of Shop At Home&#146;s revenues are earned
from the sale of merchandise.

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<B>USE OF PROCEEDS</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company will not receive any proceeds from sales of the
Shares made from time to time hereunder by the Scripps Trust.
The Scripps Trust will pay all expenses in connection with the
sale of the Shares being offered hereby.

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<B>SCRIPPS TRUST</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Shares offered hereby are being sold by the Scripps Trust.
The Scripps Trust has provided the following information to the
Company.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company has been advised that the Scripps Trust is selling
the Shares in order to diversify its assets. The Trustees of the
Scripps Trust are Robert P. Scripps,&nbsp;Jr., Edward W. Scripps
and John H. Burlingame. Edward W. Scripps and John H. Burlingame
are directors of the Company. The Trustees have the power to
vote and dispose of the shares of capital stock of the Company
held by the Scripps Trust in accordance with the agreement dated
November&nbsp;23, 1922 establishing the Scripps Trust (the
&#147;Trust Agreement&#148;). Robert P. Scripps,&nbsp;Jr. and
Edward W. Scripps each has a life income interest in the Scripps
Trust. John H. Burlingame has no economic interest in the assets
held by the Scripps Trust.

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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Under the Trust Agreement, the Scripps Trust must retain voting
shares sufficient to ensure control of the Company until the
final distribution of the Scripps Trust estate unless earlier
stock dispositions are necessary for the purpose of preventing
loss or damage to the estate. Under a probate court ruling
obtained in 1998, the Scripps Trust is not required to hold a
majority of the outstanding Class&nbsp;A Common Shares or to
hold a majority of the Company&#146;s total number of
outstanding shares (Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common Voting
Shares combined).

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Scripps Trust will terminate upon the death of the last to
survive of two persons specified by the Trust Agreement, the
younger of whom is 84&nbsp;years of age. Upon the termination of
the Scripps Trust, substantially all of its assets (including
all shares of capital stock of the Company held by the Scripps
Trust) will be distributed to the 28 grandchildren of Robert
Paine Scripps (a son of E.W. Scripps). Twenty-seven of these
grandchildren have entered into an agreement among themselves,
other cousins and the Company which will restrict transfer and
govern voting of Common Voting Shares to be held by them upon
termination of the Scripps Trust and distribution of the Scripps
Trust estate. See &#147;Scripps Family Agreement.&#148; The
Company has been advised that no tax will be payable on the
assets of the Scripps Trust upon distribution thereof to the
beneficiaries.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
As of June&nbsp;30, 2004, the Scripps Trust owned 22,096,111 or
35%, of the outstanding Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and
16,040,000 or 87.3%, of the outstanding Common Voting Shares,
such shares together being 46.8% of the outstanding capital
stock of the Company. If the Scripps Trust sells all of the
Shares, following such sale the Scripps Trust would own
16,096,111, or 25.5%, of the outstanding Class&nbsp;A Common
Shares and 16,040,000, or 87.3%, of the outstanding Common
Voting Shares, which together would constitute 39.4% of the
outstanding capital stock of the Company.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
If the Scripps Trust sells all of the Shares, the Scripps
Trust&#146;s continued ownership of Common Voting Shares will
enable it to elect two-thirds of the Company&#146;s directors,
and its ownership of approximately 25.5% of the outstanding
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares may, as a practical matter, enable it
to continue to elect the remainder of the Company&#146;s
directors. Nominations of persons for election by each class of
shares of the Company to the Board of Directors are made, and
will continue to be made after the offering of the Shares, by
the vote of a majority of all directors then in office,
regardless of the class of shares entitled to elect them.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
So long as the Scripps Trust owns a majority of the Common
Voting Shares, it will be able to, under most circumstances,
amend the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation and effect
any fundamental corporate transaction without the approval of
any other of the Company&#146;s shareholders and will be able to
defeat any unsolicited attempt to acquire control of the
Company. The concentration of voting power in the Scripps Trust
and the limited voting rights of holders of Class&nbsp;A Common
Shares may have the effect of precluding holders of Class&nbsp;A
Common Shares from receiving any premium above market price for
their shares which may be offered in connection with any attempt
to acquire control of the Company.

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<B>SCRIPPS FAMILY AGREEMENT</B>

<P align="left">
<B>General</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company and certain persons and trusts are parties to an
agreement (the &#147;Scripps Family Agreement&#148;) restricting
the transfer and governing the voting of Common Voting Shares
that such persons and trusts may acquire or own at or after the
termination of the Scripps Trust. Such persons and trusts (the
&#147;Signatories&#148;) consist of certain grandchildren of
Robert Paine Scripps who are beneficiaries of the Scripps Trust,
descendants of John P. Scripps, and certain trusts of which
descendants of John P. Scripps are trustees and beneficiaries.
Robert Paine Scripps was a son of the founder of the

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Company. John P. Scripps was a grandson of the founder of the
Company and a nephew of Robert Paine Scripps.
</DIV>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
If the Scripps Trust were to have terminated as of June&nbsp;30,
2004, the Signatories would have held in the aggregate
approximately 93.4% of the outstanding Common Voting Shares as
of such date.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Once effective, the provisions restricting transfer of Common
Voting Shares under the Scripps Family Agreement will continue
until twenty-one years after the death of the last survivor of
the descendants of Robert Paine Scripps and John P. Scripps
alive when the Scripps Trust terminates. The provisions of the
Scripps Family Agreement governing the voting of Common Voting
Shares will be effective for a ten year period after termination
of the Scripps Trust and may be renewed for additional ten year
periods pursuant to Ohio law and certain provisions set forth in
the Scripps Family Agreement.

<P align="left">
<B>Transfer Restrictions</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
No Signatory will be able to dispose of any Common Voting Shares
(except as otherwise summarized below) without first giving
other Signatories and the Company the opportunity to purchase
such shares. Signatories will not be able to convert Common
Voting Shares into Class&nbsp;A Common Shares except for a
limited period of time after giving other Signatories and the
Company the aforesaid opportunity to purchase and except in
certain other limited circumstances.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Signatories will be permitted to transfer Common Voting Shares
to their lineal descendants or trusts for the benefit of such
descendants, or to any trust for the benefit of such a
descendant, or to any trust for the benefit of the spouse of
such descendant or any other person or entity. Descendants to
whom such shares are sold or transferred outright, and trustees
of trusts into which such shares are transferred, must become
parties to the Scripps Family Agreement or such shares shall be
deemed to be offered for sale pursuant to the Scripps Family
Agreement. Signatories will also be permitted to transfer Common
Voting Shares by testamentary transfer to their spouses provided
such shares are converted to Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and to
pledge such shares as collateral security provided that the
pledgee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Scripps Family
Agreement. If title to any such shares subject to any trust is
transferred to anyone other than a descendant of Robert Paine
Scripps or John P. Scripps, or if a person who is a descendant
of Robert Paine Scripps or John P. Scripps acquires outright any
such shares held in trust but is not or does not become a party
to the Scripps Family Agreement, such shares shall be deemed to
be offered for sale pursuant to the Scripps Family Agreement.
Any valid transfer of Common Voting Shares made by Signatories
without compliance with the Scripps Family Agreement will result
in automatic conversion of such shares to Class&nbsp;A Common
Shares.

<P align="left">
<B>Voting Provisions</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Scripps Family Agreement provides that the Company will call
a meeting of the Signatories prior to each annual or special
meeting of the shareholders of the Company held after
termination of the Scripps Trust (each such meeting hereinafter
referred to as a &#147;Required Meeting&#148;). At each Required
Meeting, the Company will submit for decision by the
Signatories, each matter, including election of directors, that
the Company will submit to its shareholders at the annual
meeting or special meeting with respect to which the Required
Meeting has been called. Each Signatory will be entitled, either
in person or by proxy, to cast one vote for each Common Voting
Share owned of record or beneficially by him on each matter
brought before the meeting. Each Signatory will be bound by the
decision reached with respect to each matter brought before such
meeting, and, at the related meeting of the shareholders of the
Company, will vote his Common Voting Shares in accordance with
decisions reached at the meeting of the Signatories.

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<B>DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The following summary description of the Company&#146;s capital
stock does not purport to be complete and is qualified entirely
by reference to the Articles of Incorporation and Code of
Regulations of the Company, which are incorporated by reference
as exhibits to the registration statement of which this
prospectus forms a part.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
240&nbsp;million Class&nbsp;A Common Shares, 60&nbsp;million
Common Voting Shares and 25&nbsp;million Preferred Shares. As of
June&nbsp;30, 2004, 63,123,988 Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and
18,369,113 Common Voting Shares were outstanding. No Preferred
Shares are outstanding. Except in connection with stock splits,
stock dividends or similar transactions, the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company prohibit the issuance of additional
Common Voting Shares.

<P align="left">
<B>Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common Voting Shares</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Voting Rights.</U> Holders of Class&nbsp;A Common Shares are
entitled to elect the greater of three or one-third of the
directors of the Company (or the nearest smaller whole number if
one-third of the entire Board is not a whole number), except
directors, if any, to be elected by holders of Preferred Shares
or any series thereof. Holders of Common Voting Shares are
entitled to elect all remaining directors and to vote on all
other matters. Nominations of persons for election by either
class of shares to the Board are made by the vote of a majority
of all directors then in office, regardless of the class of
shares entitled to elect them. Holders of a majority of the
outstanding Common Voting Shares have the right to increase or
decrease the number of authorized and unissued Class&nbsp;A
Common Shares and Common Voting Shares, but not below the number
of shares thereof then outstanding. The Company&#146;s
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common Voting Shares do not have
cumulative voting rights.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Holders of Class&nbsp;A Common Shares are not entitled to vote
on any other matters except as required by the Ohio General
Corporation Law (&#147;Ohio Law&#148;). Under Ohio Law, an
amendment to a corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation that
purports to do any of the following would require the approval
of the holders of each class of capital stock affected:
(i)&nbsp;increase or decrease the par value of the issued shares
of such class (or of any other class of capital stock of the
corporation, if the amendment would reduce or eliminate the
stated capital of the corporation), (ii)&nbsp;change issued
shares of a class into a lesser number of shares or into the
same or a different number of shares of any class theretofore or
then authorized (or so change any other class of capital stock
of the corporation if the amendment would reduce or eliminate
the stated capital of the corporation), (iii)&nbsp;change the
express terms of, or add express terms to, the shares of a class
in any manner substantially prejudicial to the holders of such
class, (iv)&nbsp;change the express terms of issued shares of
any class senior to the particular class in any manner
substantially prejudicial to the holders of such junior class,
(v)&nbsp;authorize shares of another class that are convertible
into, or authorize the conversion of shares of another class
into, such class, or authorize the directors to fix or alter
conversion rights of shares of another class that are
convertible into such class, (vi)&nbsp;provide that the stated
capital of the corporation shall be reduced or eliminated as a
result of an amendment described in clause&nbsp;(i) or
(ii)&nbsp;above, or provide, in the case of an amendment
described in clause&nbsp;(v) above, that the stated capital of
the corporation shall be reduced or eliminated upon the exercise
of such conversion rights, (vii) change substantially the
purpose of the corporation, or provide that thereafter an
amendment to the corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation
may be adopted that changes substantially the purposes of the
corporation, or (viii)&nbsp;change the corporation into a
nonprofit corporation.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The holders of Common Voting Shares have the power to defeat any
attempt to acquire control of the Company with a view to
effecting a merger, sale of assets or similar transaction even
though such a

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change in control may be favored by shareholders holding
substantially more than a majority of the Company&#146;s
outstanding equity. This may have the effect of precluding
holders of shares in the Company from receiving any premium
above market price for their shares which may be offered in
connection with any such attempt to acquire control.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company&#146;s voting structure, which is similar to voting
structures adopted by a number of other media companies, is
designed to promote the continued independence and integrity of
the Company&#146;s media operations under the control of the
holders of Common Voting Shares while at the same time providing
for equity ownership in the Company by a broader group of
shareholders through the means of a class of publicly traded
common shares. This structure may render more difficult certain
unsolicited or hostile attempts to take over the Company which
could disrupt the Company, divert the attention of its
directors, officers and employees and adversely affect the
independence and quality of its media operations.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Dividend Rights.</U> Each Class&nbsp;A Common Share is
entitled to dividends if, as and when dividends are declared by
the Board of Directors of the Company. Dividends must be paid on
the Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common Voting Shares at any
time that dividends are paid on either. Any dividend declared
and payable in cash, capital stock of the Company (other than
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares or Common Voting Shares) or other
property must be paid equally, share for share, on the Common
Voting Shares and the Class&nbsp;A Common Shares. Dividends and
distributions payable in Common Voting Shares may be paid only
on Common Voting Shares, and dividends and distributions payable
in Class&nbsp;A Common Shares may be paid only on Class&nbsp;A
Common Shares. If a dividend or distribution payable in the
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares is made on Class&nbsp;A Common
Shares, a simultaneous dividend or distribution in the Common
Voting Shares must be paid on the Common Voting Shares. If a
dividend or distribution payable in Common Voting Shares is made
on the Common Voting Shares, a simultaneous dividend or
distribution in Class&nbsp;A Common Shares must be made on the
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares. Pursuant to any such dividend or
distribution, each Common Voting Share will receive a number of
Common Voting Shares equal to the number of Class&nbsp;A Common
Shares payable on each Class&nbsp;A Common Share. In the case of
any dividend or other distribution payable in stock of any
corporation which just prior to the time of the distribution is
a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and which possesses
authority to issue class&nbsp;A common shares and common voting
shares with voting characteristics identical to those of the
Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common Voting
Shares, respectively, including a distribution pursuant to a
stock dividend, a stock split or division of stock or a spin-off
or split-up reorganization of the Company, only class&nbsp;A
common shares of such subsidiary will be distributed with
respect to the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and
only common voting shares of such subsidiary will be distributed
with respect to the Company&#146;s Common Voting Shares.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Conversion.</U> Each Common Voting Share is convertible at
any time, at the option of and without cost to its holder, into
one Class&nbsp;A Common Share.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Liquidation Rights.</U> In the event of the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common Voting Shares will be
entitled to participate equally, share for share, in the assets
available for distribution.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Preemptive Rights.</U> Holders of Class&nbsp;A Common Shares
do not have preemptive rights to purchase shares of such stock
or shares of stock of any other class that the Company may
issue. Holders of Common Voting Shares have preemptive rights to
purchase any additional Common Voting Shares or any other stock
with or convertible into stock with general voting rights issued
by the Company.

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<B>Preferred Shares</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
No Preferred Shares are outstanding. The Board of Directors is
authorized to issue, by resolution and without any action by
shareholders, up to 25&nbsp;million Preferred Shares. All
Preferred Shares will be of equal rank. Dividends on Preferred
Shares will be cumulative and will have a preference to the
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common Voting Shares. So long as
any Preferred Shares are outstanding, no dividends may be paid
on, and the Company may not redeem or retire, any common shares
or other securities ranking junior to the Preferred Shares
unless all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Shares
shall have been paid. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company, the Company&#146;s Preferred
Shares are entitled to receive, before any amounts are paid or
distributed in respect of any securities junior to the Preferred
Shares, the amount fixed by the Board of Directors as a
liquidation preference, plus the amount of all accrued and
unpaid dividends. The Preferred Shares have no voting rights
except as may be required by Ohio Law. See &#147;Description of
Capital Stock&nbsp;&#151; Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common
Voting Shares&nbsp;&#151; Voting Rights&#148; for those
amendments to the Articles that would require a vote of the
holders of the Preferred Shares.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Except as specifically described in this section, the Board of
Directors will have the power to establish the designations,
dividend rate, conversion rights, terms of redemption,
liquidation preference, sinking fund terms and all other
preferences and rights of any series of Preferred Shares. The
issuance of Preferred Shares may adversely affect certain rights
of the holders of Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and Common Voting
Shares and may render more difficult certain unsolicited or
hostile attempts to take over the Company.

<P align="left">
<B>Evaluation of Tender Offers and Similar Transactions</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation provide that the
Board of Directors, when evaluating any offer of another party
to make a tender or exchange offer for any equity security of
the Company, or any proposal to merge or consolidate the Company
with another company, or to purchase or otherwise acquire all or
substantially all the properties and assets of the Company, must
give due consideration to the effect of such a transaction on
the integrity, character and quality of the Company&#146;s
operations, as well as to all other relevant factors, including
the long-term and short-term interests of the Company and its
shareholders, and the social, legal and economic effects on
employees, customers, suppliers and creditors and on the
communities and geographical areas in which the Company and its
subsidiaries operate or are located, and on any of the
businesses and properties of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. This provision may have the effect of rendering
more difficult or discouraging an acquisition of the Company
that is deemed undesirable by the Board of Directors.

<P align="left">
<B>Compliance with FCC Regulations</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation authorize it to
obtain information from shareholders and persons seeking to have
shares of the Company&#146;s capital stock transferred to them,
in order to ascertain whether ownership of, or exercise of
rights with respect to, the Company&#146;s shares by such
persons would violate federal communications laws. If any person
refuses to provide such information or the Company concludes
that such ownership or exercise of such rights would result in
the violation of applicable federal communications laws, the
Company may refuse to transfer shares to such person or refuse
to allow him to exercise any rights with respect to the
Company&#146;s shares if exercise thereof would result in such a
violation.

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<B>Certain Ohio Anti-Takeover Laws</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Certain Ohio anti-takeover laws may have the effect of
discouraging or rendering more difficult an unsolicited
acquisition of a corporation or its capital stock to the extent
the corporation is subject to such provisions. The articles of
incorporation of a corporation may provide that any one or more
of these provisions of Ohio Law will not apply to the
corporation. The Articles of Incorporation of the Company
provide that none of these provisions apply to the Company
except the tender offer statute.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Business Combinations with Interested Shareholders.</U>
Chapter&nbsp;1704 of the Ohio Law applies to a broad range of
business combinations between an Ohio corporation and an
&#147;interested shareholder.&#148; Chapter&nbsp;1704 is
triggered by the acquisition of 10% of the voting power of a
subject Ohio corporation. The prohibition imposed by
Chapter&nbsp;1704 continues indefinitely after the initial
three-year period unless the subject transaction is approved by
the requisite vote of the shareholders or satisfies statutory
conditions relating to the fairness of consideration received by
shareholders who are not interested in the subject transaction.
During the initial three-year period the prohibition is absolute
absent prior approval by the board of directors of the
acquisition of voting power by which a person became an
&#147;interested shareholder&#148; or of the subject
transaction. The Company has made Chapter&nbsp;1704 inapplicable
to it by so providing in the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Control Share Acquisition.</U> Section&nbsp;1701.831 of the
Ohio Law (the &#147;Ohio Control Share Acquisition
Statute&#148;) provides that certain notice and informational
filings and special shareholder meeting and voting procedures
must be followed prior to consummation of a proposed
&#147;control share acquisition,&#148; which is defined as any
acquisition of an issuer&#146;s shares which would entitle the
acquiror, immediately after such acquisition, directly or
indirectly, to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power
of the issuer in the election of directors within any of the
following ranges of such voting power: (i)&nbsp;one-fifth or
more but less than one-third of such voting power,
(ii)&nbsp;one-third or more but less than a majority of such
voting power, or (iii)&nbsp;a majority or more of such voting
power. Assuming compliance with the notice and information
filings prescribed by statute, the proposed control share
acquisition may be made only if, at a duly convened special
meeting of shareholders, the acquisition is approved by both a
majority of the voting power of the issuer represented at the
meeting and a majority of the voting power remaining after
excluding the combined voting power of the intended acquiror and
the directors and officers of the issuer. The Company has made
the Ohio Control Share Acquisition Statute inapplicable to it by
so providing in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Ohio &#147;Anti-Greenmail&#148; Statute.</U> Pursuant to Ohio
Law Section&nbsp;1707.043, a public corporation formed in Ohio
may recover profits that a shareholder makes from the sale of
the corporation&#146;s securities within 18&nbsp;months after
making a proposal to acquire control or publicly disclosing the
possibility of a proposal to acquire control. The corporation
may not, however, recover from a person who proves either
(i)&nbsp;that his sole purpose in making the proposal was to
succeed in acquiring control of the corporation and there were
reasonable grounds to believe that he would acquire control of
the corporation or (ii)&nbsp;that his purpose was not to
increase any profit or decrease any loss in the stock. Also,
before the corporation may obtain any recovery, the aggregate
amount of the profit realized by such person must exceed
$250,000. Any shareholder may bring an action on behalf of the
corporation if a corporation refuses to bring an action to
recover these profits. The party bringing such an action may
recover his attorneys&#146; fees with the permission of the
court having jurisdiction over such action. The Articles of
Incorporation of the Company provide that this statute does not
apply to the Company.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Tender Offer Statute.</U> The Ohio tender offer statute (Ohio
Law Section&nbsp;1707.041) requires any person making a tender
offer for a corporation having its principal place of business
in Ohio to comply with certain filing, disclosure and procedural
requirements. The disclosure requirements include a statement of
any plans or proposals that the offeror, upon gaining control,
may have to liquidate the

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subject company, sell its assets, effect a merger or
consolidation of it, establish, terminate, convert, or amend
employee benefit plans, close any plant or facility of the
subject company or of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or
make any other major change in its business, corporate
structure, management personnel, or policies of employment.
</DIV>

<P align="left">
<B>Registrar and Transfer Agent</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The registrar and transfer agent for the Company&#146;s
Class&nbsp;A Common Shares is Wachovia Bank, N.A., Charlotte,
North Carolina.

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<B>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Scripps Trust may, from time to time, sell all or part of
the Shares, on terms determined at the time such Shares are
offered for sale, to or through underwriters, directly to other
purchasers or broker-dealers, or through dealers or other
persons acting as agents, or through a combination of such
methods. The names of any underwriters, dealers, broker-dealers
or other persons acting as agents involved in the sale of the
Shares and the compensation of such persons will be set forth in
the accompanying prospectus supplement. The Company will not
receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares by the Scripps
Trust.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The distribution of the Shares may be effected from time to time
in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices (which
may be changed), at market prices prevailing at the time of
sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at
negotiated prices. Any such underwritten offering may be on a
&#147;best efforts&#148; or a &#147;firm commitment&#148; basis.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In connection with the sale of Shares, underwriters may receive
compensation from the Scripps Trust or from the purchasers of
Shares for whom they may act as agents, in the form of
discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell
Shares to or through agents or dealers, and such agents and
dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts,
concessions or commissions from the Underwriters or commissions
from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents.
Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in the
distribution of Shares may be deemed to be underwriters, and any
discounts or commissions received by them from the Scripps Trust
and any profit on the resale of Shares by them may be deemed to
be underwriting discounts and commissions, under the Securities
Act. Any such compensation received from the Scripps Trust will
be described in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Because the Scripps Trust may be deemed to be an
&#147;underwriter&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;2(11)
of the Securities Act, the Scripps Trust will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, which
may include delivery through the facilities of the NYSE pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;153 under the Securities Act. The Company has
informed the Scripps Trust that the anti-manipulative provisions
of Regulation&nbsp;M promulgated under the Exchange Act may
apply to their sales in the market.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The sale of Shares by the Scripps Trust also may be effected
from time to time by selling Shares directly to purchasers or to
or through broker-dealers. In connection with any such sale, any
such broker-dealer may act as agent for the Scripps Trust or may
purchase from the Scripps Trust all or a portion of the Shares
as principal, and may be made pursuant to any of the methods
described below. Such sales may be made on the NYSE or other
exchanges on which the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Shares
are then traded, in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated
transactions, through put or call options transactions relating
to the Shares, through short sales of Shares, or otherwise at
prices and at

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terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then-current
market prices or at prices otherwise negotiated.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Shares also may be sold in one or more of the following
transactions: (i)&nbsp;block transactions in which a
broker-dealer may sell all or a portion of such shares as agent
but may position and resell all or a portion of the block as
principal to facilitate the transaction; (ii)&nbsp;purchases by
any such broker-dealer as principal and resale by such
broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to a prospectus
supplement; (iii)&nbsp;a special offering, an exchange
distribution or a secondary distribution in accordance with
applicable NYSE or other stock exchange rules;
(iv)&nbsp;ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in
which any such broker-dealer solicits purchasers; (v)&nbsp;sales
&#147;at the market&#148; to or through a market maker or into
an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise, for
such shares; and (vi)&nbsp;sales in other ways not involving
market makers or established trading markets, including direct
sales to purchasers. In effecting sales, broker-dealers engaged
by the Scripps Trust may arrange for other broker-dealers to
participate. Broker-dealers will receive commissions or other
compensation in the form of discounts or concessions from the
Scripps Trust in amounts to be negotiated immediately prior to
the sale. Broker-dealers may also receive compensation from
purchasers of the Shares.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Scripps Trust also may resell all or a portion of the Shares in
open market transactions in reliance upon Rule&nbsp;144 under
the Securities Act, provided they meet the criteria and conform
to the requirements of such Rule.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states,
if applicable, the Shares may be sold only through registered or
licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states,
Shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or
qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from such
registration or qualification requirement is available and is
satisfied.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Underwriters, dealers, broker-dealers and other persons acting
as agents may be entitled, under agreements which may be entered
into by us and the Scripps Trust, to indemnification or
contribution by us and the Scripps Trust against certain civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Such underwriters, dealers, broker-dealers and agents may be
customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services
for us or the Scripps Trust in the ordinary course of business.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the
underwriters, dealers, broker-dealers or other persons acting as
agents may be authorized to solicit offers by certain
institutions to purchase Shares pursuant to contracts providing
for payment and delivery on a future date. Such contracts may be
made with commercial and savings banks, insurance companies,
pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable
institutions, and other institutions, but in all cases such
institutions must be approved by the Scripps Trust. The
obligations of any purchaser under any such contract will not be
subject to any conditions except that (a)&nbsp;the purchase of
the Shares shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under
the laws of the jurisdiction to which such purchaser is subject
and (b)&nbsp;if the Shares are also being sold to underwriters,
the Scripps Trust shall have sold to such underwriters the
Shares not sold for delayed delivery. The underwriters, dealers,
broker-dealers and other persons acting as agents will not have
any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of
such contracts.

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
All expenses incident to the offering and sale of the Shares
will be paid by the Scripps Trust.

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<B>EXPERTS</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The consolidated financial statements and the related financial
statement schedule incorporated in this prospectus by reference
from the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, have been audited by
Deloitte&nbsp;&#38; Touche LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is
incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated
in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

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<B>LEGAL MATTERS</B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Baker&nbsp;&#38; Hostetler LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, will pass upon
the legality of the Shares offered hereby for the Company and
the Scripps Trust. John H. Burlingame, a retired partner of
Baker&nbsp;&#38; Hostetler LLP, is a director of the Company, a
member of the Executive Committee and the Compensation
Committee, the Chair of the Nominating&nbsp;&#38; Governance
Committee and a trustee of the Scripps Trust. As a trustee, he
has the power together with the other trustees of the Scripps
Trust to vote and dispose of the Class&nbsp;A Common Shares and
the Common Voting Shares held by the Scripps Trust.
Mr.&nbsp;Burlingame disclaims any beneficial interest in such
shares held by the Scripps Trust.

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