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 *
Peirce Mary
  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 __X__ 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)
03/14/2013
(Street)

CINCINNATI, OH 45202
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/14/2013   G   12,737,477 D (1) $ 0 326,610 I (1) EWS Trust
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/14/2013   G   326,602 A (2) $ 0 334,885 D (3)  
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/14/2013   G   267,333 A (2) $ 0 267,333 D (3)  
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/14/2013   G   10,425,987 D (1) $ 0 267,333 I (1) EWS Trust

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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 $ 6.63             08/07/2009 08/06/2018 Class A Common 104,000   104,000 D  
Restricted Stock Units (4)             05/02/2013 05/02/2013 Restricted Stock Units 4,206   4,206 (4) D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 /s/ William Appleton, Attorney-in-fact for Mary M. Peirce   03/18/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Ms. Peirce is a Trustee of The Edward W. Scripps Trust (the "Trust") and has the power, together with the other Trustees of the Trust, to vote and dispose of the shares of the Company held by the Trust, subject to an order entered under seal by the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, Butler County, Ohio on January 22, 2013, giving effect to certain of the voting provisions of the Scripps Family Agreement dated October 15, 1992, as amended. The Trust terminated on October 18, 2012. On March 14, 2013, the Trust distributed the reported Common Voting Shares and Class A Common Shares of the Company to certain residuary beneficiaries of the Trust. The remaining shares held by the Trust are expected to be distributed to the other residuary beneficiaries in the next few months. Ms. Peirce disclaims any beneficial interest in the shares held by the Trust.
(2) Ms. Peirce is a residuary beneficiary of the Trust and received the reported Common Voting Shares and Class A Common Shares of the Company upon distribution from the Trust.
(3) Ms. Peirce may be deemed to have shared voting power with respect to more than 10% of the Class A Common Shares of the Company (due solely to the convertibility of Common Voting Shares of the Company into Class A Common Shares on a share-for-share basis) as a result of the voting provisions of the Scripps Family Agreement to which she is a party. The Class A Common Shares beneficially owned by Ms. Peirce (and those held by other Signatories to the Scripps Family Agreement) are not subject to voting or any other provisions of that agreement. Along with other parties to the Scripps Family Agreement, Ms. Peirce filed a Schedule 13D with the Commission on January 24, 2013, as amended on March 18, 2013.
(4) This restricted stock unit award will vest on May 2, 2013. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common Share of the Company.

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