E.W. SCRIPPS Co

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The E.W. Scripps Company

312 Walnut Street, Suite 2800

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

To the Shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:

The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of The E.W. Scripps Company (the “Company”) will be held at the Scripps Center, 312 Walnut Street, 10th Floor Conference Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, May 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, for the following purposes:

1. to elect directors;

2. to ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026;

3. to hold an advisory (non-binding) vote to approve named executive officer compensation (a “say-on-pay vote”); and

4. to ratify the Company's Shareholder Rights Plan adopted by the Board of Directors on November 25,2025.

The shareholders will also transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. The Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) has fixed the close of business on March 10, 2026, as the record date for the determination of shareholders who are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment thereof.

We are furnishing our proxy materials to you under Securities and Exchange Commission rules that allow companies to deliver proxy materials to their shareholders on the Internet. On or about March 20, 2026, you were provided with a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (“Notice”) and were provided access to our proxy materials over the Internet. The proxy materials include the 2025 Annual Report to Shareholders and this Proxy Statement.

We encourage you to attend the Annual Meeting. However, it is important that your shares be represented whether or not you are personally able to attend the Annual Meeting. Please vote as instructed on the Notice, via the Internet or the telephone, as promptly as possible so as to ensure that your vote is recorded. Alternatively, you may follow the procedures outlined in the Notice to request a paper proxy card to submit your vote by mail. If you attend the meeting and your shares are registered in your name, you may withdraw your proxy at that time and vote your shares in person. If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting and need special assistance because of a disability, please contact the secretary’s office at secretary@scripps.com.

Your proxy is being solicited by the Board. Thank you for investing in The E.W. Scripps Company.

Robert Oestreicher

Senior Vice President, Corporate Counsel & Corporate Secretary

March 20, 2026

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THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

312 Walnut Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

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