WASHINGTON--The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) will provide a live audio webcast of its presentation at the Salomon Smith Barney Media Conference on January 7, 2002, at 10:15 a.m. MST.

Those who wish to hear the live webcast should allow 15 minutes to access the home page of the company's web site, washpostco.com, and click on the Media Conference link. A replay of the presentation will available for 30 days.

The full text of the presentation will be available on the Shareholder Information page of washpostco.com.