SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GRAHAM DONALD (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY 1150 15TH STREET, N.W. (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20071 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WASHINGTON POST CO [ WPO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) CEO and COB
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/12/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class B Common Stock								12,276	I	Revocable Trust
Class B Common Stock								600	D
Class B Common Stock	09/12/2008		S		4,664	D	$623.47	108,271	I	Trusts for Siblings(1)
Class B Common Stock								21,800	I	Trusts for Children(1)
Class B Common Stock								21,800	I	Trusts for Children of Siblings(2)
Class B Common Stock								5,000	I	Trust for Third Party(2)
Class B Common Stock								91,950	I	Spouse(2)
Class B Common Stock								96,558	I	Beneficiary of Trusts
Class A Common Stock								339,897	D
Class A Common Stock								5,400	I	Trusts for Children(1)
Class A Common Stock								553,185	I	Trusts for Siblings(1)
Class A Common Stock								289,678	I	Beneficiary of Trusts(1)
Class A Common Stock								5,400	I	Trusts for Children of Siblings(1)
Class A Common Stock								5,400	I	Spouse(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership of these securities.

2. The reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership of these shares. In addition to the direct and indirect ownership of Class B shares herein, I am one of five trustees of a charitable trust which owns 16,339 Class B shares in which I disclaim any beneficial ownership.

Remarks:

	/s/ Veronica Dillon for Donald E. Graham	09/16/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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