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The Washington Post Company to Webcast Shareholders Day on September 9, 2005

September 1, 2005 at 10:48 AM EDT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) will provide a live webcast of its Shareholders Day presentations on September 9, 2005.

Shareholders Day is being held to give stockholders an opportunity to learn more about the company's rapidly changing businesses. Donald E. Graham, chairman and chief executive officer of The Washington Post Company, will give a brief overview of the company, followed by presentations by the managers in charge of The Washington Post, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, Cable One and Kaplan. The company's management also will respond to questions.

The presentations will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at approximately 12 noon. Attendance at Shareholders Day is restricted to Washington Post Company stockholders.

Those who wish to hear the live webcast should allow 15 minutes to access the homepage of the company's website, washpostco.com; click on the Shareholders Day link; and register for the webcast. Stockholders may submit questions about business matters via the webcast link or by email to shareholders@washpost.com.

A transcript of the presentations and Q&A will be posted on washpostco.com.

SOURCE The Washington Post Company

CONTACT:
Rima Calderon of The Washington Post Company
+1-202-334-6617