May 10 (Reuters) - EW Scripps Co: * Reports first-quarter results * Auto Alert - Q1 earnings per share $0.02 from continuing operations excluding items * Auto Alert - Q1 revenue fell 3.1 percent to $199 million * Auto Alert - Q1 loss per share $0.02 from continuing operations * Says in the newspaper division, print advertising declines are moderating but remain persistent * Says improving business trends reported in the first quarter of 2010 will continue in the second quarter * Says year-over-year growth in television ad revenues is expected to be in the mid-teens in Q2 * Says declines in newspaper ad revenue are expected to moderate slightly ((Auto Alerts are automatically generated headlines. Please help us in our effort to make this service as accurate as possible. If you ever notice a machine-generated error, contact our headlines team at blr.newsroom@reuters.com)) ((Bangalore Equities Newsroom; +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780)) (For more news, please click here) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved.
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