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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JOHNSON JOEL W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MEREDITH CORP [MDP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1716 LOCUST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/09/2009 (Street) DES MOINES, IA 50309-3023 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock ($1 par value) 11/03/2010   M   6,000 A $ 31.5 13,709 D   Common Stock ($1 par value) 11/03/2010   F   5,543 D $ 34.1 8,166 D   Common Stock (Restricted) ($1 par value) (1) 11/03/2010   A   1,467 A $ 0 1,467 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (2)

$ 31.5

11/03/2010

M

6,000

11/14/2001

11/14/2010

Common Stock ($1 par value)

6,000

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 34.1

11/03/2010

A

6,000

11/03/2011

11/03/2020

Common Stock ($1 par value)

6,000

$ 0

6,000

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (2)

$ 36.7188 (4)

11/09/2009

J

6,000

11/09/2000

11/09/2009

Common Stock ($1 par value)

6,000

$ 0

0

D

Stock equivalent units

$ 0

11/03/2010

A

3,080

08/08/1988

08/08/1988

Common Stock ($1 par value) (5)

3,080

$ 0

22,890

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JOHNSON JOEL W 1716 LOCUST STREET DES MOINES, IA 50309-3023	X

Signatures

By: Teresa T. Rinker, by Power of Attorney For: Joel W. Johnson		11/05/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This restricted stock was awarded pursuant to the Amended and Restated Meredith Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The shares are subject to forfeiture and nontransferable until vested. Restrictions on the shares lapse on 1/3 of the shares per year for three years commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(2)	This option was awarded pursuant to the Meredith Corp. Stock Plan for Non-employee Directors, becomes exercisable one-third per year over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, and expires on the tenth anniversary of the grant date.
(3)	This option was awarded pursuant to the Amended and Restated Meredith Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, becomes exercisable one-third per year over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, and expires on the tenth anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	Nonqualified stock option award has reached or shortly will reach expiration date without having been exercised.
(5)	Stock equivalents issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Meredith Corporation 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, which will be converted to Common Stock ($1 par value) on a one-for-one basis upon the reporting person's retirement from or termination of service on the Meredith Board of Directors. Quarterly dividends are accrued in the form of additional stock equivalents.

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