NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) June 28, 2002--Standard&Poor's said today that it assigned its single-'A' senior unsecured debt rating to E.W. Scripps Co.'s $200 million 5.75% notes due 2012. These securities were drawn down from the company's shelf registration. Proceeds will be used to repay outstanding indebtedness. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its ratings on the company's long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings at single-'A' and short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings at 'A-1'. Total debt at March 2002 was about $700 million. The outlook on the Cincinnati, Ohio-headquartered diversified media company is stable. Scripps' involvement in many media markets and business segments helps to provide revenue and cash flow stability over
