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Scripps Declares Quarterly Dividend

Friday 08. August 2008 - The board of directors of The E. W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP) has declared a quarterly dividend of 15 cents ($0.15) per share payable September 10 to shareholders of record at the close of business August 31.

The board of directors, which includes five new members who were elected at the June 13 shareholder meeting, established the current dividend consistent with the previously stated objective of returning approximately 50 percent of the company’s expected free cash flow to shareholders in the form of dividends.