Exhibit 24.2

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT: Each of the undersigned officers and directors of The E.W. Scripps Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), has made, constituted and appointed, and by this instrument does make, constitute and appoint, Kenneth W. Lowe, Richard A. Boehne, Joseph G. NeCastro, E. John Wolfzorn, Anatolio B. Cruz III, M. Denise Kuprionis, William Appleton and Eric J. Geppert, any of whom may act, with full power of substitution and re-substitution to affix for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities as attorney-in-fact, such person’s signature to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or other form registering under the Securities Act of 1933 (and Rule 415 of such Act, if appropriate) Class A Common Shares of the Company to be sold by of for the account of The Edward W. Scripps Trust and to any and all amendments, post-effective amendments, supplements and exhibits to such Registration Statement, and to any and all applications and other documents pertaining thereto, giving and granting to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as such person might or could do if personally present, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of such attorneys-in-fact or any such substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed in the capacities indicated below as of July 29, 2004.

/s/ William R. Burleigh	/s/ Nicholas B. Paumgarten
William R. Burleigh Chairman of the Board	Nicholas B. Paumgarten Director
/s/ Kenneth W. Lowe	/s/ Paul K. Scripps
Kenneth W. Lowe President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	Paul K. Scripps Director
/s/ Joseph G. NeCastro	/s/ Edward W. Scripps, Jr.
Joseph G. NeCastro Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	Edward W. Scripps, Jr. Director
	/s/ Ronald W. Tysoe
	Ronald W. Tysoe Director
/s/ John H. Burlingame	/s/ Julie A. Wrigley
John H. Burlingame Director	Julie A. Wrigley Director
/s/ Jarl Mohn	/s/ David A. Galloway
Jarl Mohn Director	David A. Galloway Director
/s/ Jeff Sagansky	/s/ Nackey E. Scagliotti
Jeff Sagansky Director	Nackey E. Scagliotti Director