The E.W. Scripps Company 8-K/A
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 12, 2008
THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Ohio   0-16914   31-1223339
         
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     
312 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
  45202
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 977-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
             
Item No.
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5.02
  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers     3  

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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In our current report on Form 8-K dated June 12, 2008 (the “Original Report”), we stated incorrectly the number of Class A Common Shares reserved for issuance under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Original Report stated that there were 800,000 shares reserved under the Plan; there are actually 1,200,000 shares reserved under the Plan after giving effect to the amendment to the Plan (disclosed in the Original Report) to reserve an additional 200,000 shares for issuance under the Plan.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
 
 
  BY: /s/ Douglas F. Lyons    
  Douglas F. Lyons   
Dated: July 3, 2008  Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)  
 

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