WASHINGTON, Oct 27, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) announced today that Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's Ratings Services have affirmed the Company's long-term and short-term debt ratings as follows:

                            Moody's            Standard and Poor's
Long-term ratings           A1                 A+
Short-term ratings          Prime-1            A-1

Both Moody's and Standard and Poor's have changed The Washington Post Company's ratings outlook from stable to negative.

SOURCE: The Washington Post Company

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