EXHIBIT 24 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements Nos. 33-53953, 33-32740, 33-35525, 33-47828, 33-63398 and 33-59701 of The E.W. Scripps Company and subsidiary companies on Forms S-8 and Registration Statement No. 33-43989 of The E.W. Scripps Company and subsidiary companies on Form S-3 of our report dated February 22, 1996 relating to the financial statements of Scripps Cable, appearing in this Amendment Number 3 on Form 8-K/A to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 28,1995 of The E.W. Scripps Company and subsidiary companies. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Cincinnati, Ohio May 10, 1996