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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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

o Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Name and Address of ReportingPerson* (Last, First, Middle)

Issuer Name and Ticker orTrading Symbol

I.R.S. Identification Number of ReportingPerson, if an entity (Voluntary)

Paumgarten, Nicholas B.

The E. W. Scripps Company (SSP)

Gardner, Paul F.

The E. W. Scripps Company (SSP)

312 Walnut Street, 28th Floor

Statement for (Month/Day/Year)

If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

9/30/02

November 14, 2002

(Street)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable)

Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

Cincinnati, OH 45202 (City) (State) (Zip)

Director

10% Owner

Form filed by One Reporting Person

Officer (give title below)

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Officer (give title below)

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Other (specify below)

Senior Vice President

Reminder:		Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

*		If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

Title of Security(Instr. 3)

Transaction Date(Month/Day/Year)

2a.

Deemed ExecutionDate, if any.(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction Code(Instr. 8)

Securities Acquired (A)or Disposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Amount of SecuritiesBeneficially OwnedFollowing Reported Transactions(s)(Instr. 3 and 4)

OwnershipForm:Direct (D) orIndirect (I)(Instr. 4)

Nature ofIndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A)or(D)

Price

Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share

~~400~~7,000

Wife's trust

Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share

11/14/02

1,245

$77.73

~~850~~2,650

ByWife's ~~wife~~trust

2,000

As trustee for sons

Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share

11,682

Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share

None

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Title of DerivativeSecurity(Instr. 3)

Conversion or ExercisePrice of DerivativeSecurity

TransactionDate(Month/Day/Year)

3a.

Deemed ExecutionDate, if any(Month/Day/Year)

TransactionCode(Instr. 8)

Number of Derivative SecuritiesAcquired (A) or Disposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

(A)

(D)

Option

$1834.6750

121/910/9497

Option

$3847.3822

51/1215/9798

Option

$4847.5031

51/1319/99

Option

$4849.9400

51/1824/00

Option

$64.3225

51/1025/01

Option

$7875.0111

52/920/02

Phantom Stock

$70.25

9/30/02

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Date Exercisable andExpiration Date(Month/Day/Year)

Title and Amount of Underlying Securities(Instr. 3 and 4)

Price of DerivativeSecurity(Instr. 5)

Number of DerivativeSecurities Beneficially OwnedFollowing Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10.

Ownership Form of Derivative Security:Direct (D) or Indirect (I)(Instr. 4)

11.

Nature ofIndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)

DateExercisable

ExpirationDate

Title

Amount orNumber ofShares

12/9/95

12/9/04

Class A Common

8,100

1/10/98

1/9/07

Class A Common

25,000

5/12/98

5/11/07

Class A Common

1,900

1/15/99

1/14/08

Class A Common

30,000

5/13/00

5/12/09

Class A Common

2,000

1/19/00

1/18/09

Class A Common

35,000

5/18/01

5/17/10

Class A Common

5,000

1/24/01

1/23/10

Class A Common

35,000

5/10/02

5/9/11

Class A Common

5,000

1/25/02

1/24/11

Class A Common

35,000

5/9/03

5/8/12

Class A Common

5,000

2/20/03

2/19/12

Class A Common

35,000

Class A Common

67.70*

Explanation of Responses:

* - 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 9/30/02 balance is 2,606.93.

/s/ M. Denise Kuprionis, Attorney-in-fact for Paul F. Gardner		11/18/02
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

/s/ M. Denise Kuprionis, Attorney-in-fact for Nicholas B. Paumgarten		10/1/02
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

**		Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:		File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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