POWER OF ATTORNEY

BE IT KNOWN, that Rebecca Riegelsberger does hereby make and appoint each of
Lisa A. Knutson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, William
Appleton, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and Julie McGehee, Vice
President, HR-Operations and Corporate Secretary of The E.W. Scripps Company, or
any person designated by him or her, as his true and lawful attorney for him and
in his name, place and stead, giving and granting to each the power and
authority to sign and file reports required under Section 16(a) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, with full power of substitution and
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming such act(s) that any said attorney
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Effective November 13, 2020


/s/ Rebecca A. Riegelsberger