Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
PAUMGARTEN NICHOLAS B
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCRIPPS E W CO /DE [SSP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2008
(Street)

CINCINNATI, OH 45202		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share               800 D  
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share               1,700 I By wife
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share               0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option $ 24.25             05/13/2000 05/12/2009 Class A Common 4,000   10 D  
Option $ 24.47             05/18/2001 05/17/2010 Class A Common 10,000   10 D  
Option $ 32.16             05/10/2002 05/09/2011 Class A Common 10,000   10 D  
Option $ 39.005             05/09/2003 05/08/2012 Class A Common 10,000   10 D  
Phantom Stock $ 42.01 03/31/2008   J   1     (1)   (1) Class A Common 436.02 (1) (1) 10 D  
Option $ 39.82             04/29/2004 04/28/2013 Class A Common 10,000   10 D  
Option $ 52.91             04/15/2005 04/14/2014 Class A Common 10,000   10 D  
Option $ 51.26             04/14/2006 04/13/2015 Class A Common 10,000   10 D  
Option $ 46.64             05/04/2007 05/03/2016 Class A Common 10,000   10 D  
Option $ 43.28             04/26/2008 04/25/2017 Class A Common 10,000   10 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
PAUMGARTEN NICHOLAS B
312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR
CINCINNATI, OH 45202		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ M. Denise Kuprionis, Attorney-in-fact for Nicholas B. Paumgarten   04/01/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the company's 1997 Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Directors, directors may defer fees into a phantom stock fund. Under this plan, fees are converted quarterly into phantom shares at the fair market value of the company's Class A Common shares on the last trading day of each quarter. Upon retirement as a director, the balance may be paid in either shares or cash. The 3/31/08 balance was 9,844.16 phantom shares.

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