The ratings on E.W. Scripps Co. reflect the company's diversified portfolio of media properties, healthy internal cash generation, and a satisfactory financial profile. Operations include 21 daily newspapers, 10 broadcast television stations, three cable television networks (including Home&Garden Television and the Food Network), and interactive media. Revenues approximate $1.5 billion. Scripps' involvement in many media markets and business segments helps to provide more revenue and cash flow stability over the advertising revenue and newsprint cost cycles. Newspaper and broadcast television results have been hurt by the impact of the weak economy on advertising revenues, as well as by higher average newsprint prices for the newspaper segment. However, this has been partially offset by growing contributions from the cable
