EXHIBIT 24



                       INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements
Nos. 33-32740, 33-35525, and 33-50771 of The E.W. Scripps Company and
subsidiary companies on Form S-8 and No. 33-43989 of The E.W. Scripps
Company and subsidiary companies on Form S-3 of our report dated January
26, 1994 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory
paragraphs relating to the changes in accounting for certain investments
and for postretirement benefits other than pensions), appearing in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of The E.W. Scripps Company and subsidiary
companies for the year ended December 31, 1993.





DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 28, 1994