News Release

CINCINNATI, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kenneth W. Lowe, president and CEO of The E. W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP), will discuss the company's business strategy on Thursday, Sept. 22, during the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XIV Conference in New York City.

The Scripps presentation will run from 8:55 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. EDT. The audio from the presentation will be webcast live via the Scripps Web site at http://www.scripps.com. A replay will be available via the investor relations section of the Scripps Web site for 30 days.

The E.W. Scripps Company is 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 the company's media businesses provide content and advertising services via the Internet.

SOURCE  The E. W. Scripps Company
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    /CONTACT:  Tim Stautberg of The E. W. Scripps Company, +1-513-977-3826, or
stautberg@scripps.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.scripps.com/
    (SSP)

CO:  E. W. Scripps Company; Goldman Sachs Communacopia XIV Conference
ST:  Ohio, New York
IN:  RAD TVN PUB
SU:  CCA MAV

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