EXHIBIT 23.2


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The E. W. Scripps Company and subsidiary companies on Form S-3 of our report
dated March 3, 2004, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The E. W.
Scripps Company and subsidiary companies for the year ended December 31, 2003
and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which
is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
October 29, 2004