WASHINGTON--Jan. 8, 2001--The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) said it will provide a live webcast of its presentation at the Salomon Smith Barney Global Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference on Tuesday, January 9, 2001, at 12:15 p.m. EST.

Those who wish to hear the live webcast, or any portion of it, should allow 15 minutes to access the home page of the company's web site, washpostco.com, and click on the Salomon Smith Barney Conference webcast link. The webcast will be available in RealAudio or Windows Media.

The audio-webcast will be accessible on washpostco.com until February 6, 2001.