INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT       EXHIBIT 23


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statements Nos. 33-53953, 33-32740, 33-35525, 33-47828, 33-
63398, 33-59701, 333-27621, 333-27623 and 333-40767 of The
E. W. Scripps Company and subsidiary companies on Form S-8
and Registration Statement No. 33-36641 of The E. W. Scripps
Company and subsidiary companies on Form S-3 of our report
dated January 23, 2001, appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of The E. W. Scripps Company and subsidiary
companies for the year ended December 31, 2000.










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March 27, 2001