The Company Also Will Audio Webcast Credit Suisse/First Boston Media Week Presentation

WASHINGTON, Nov 30, 2001 -- The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) will provide a live audio webcast of its presentation at the UBS Warburg Media Conference on December 5, 2001, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST.

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 the following day.

The company will make available essentially the same presentation at the CSFB Media Week Conference on December 6, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. EST. Those who wish to hear the presentation should follow the procedure outlined above.

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

CONTACT:
The Washington Post Company
Guyon Knight, 202/334-6642