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<SEC-DOCUMENT>/in/edgar/work/20000919/0000104889-00-000014/0000104889-00-000014.txt : 20000923
<SEC-HEADER>0000104889-00-000014.hdr.sgml : 20000923
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000104889-00-000014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000914
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000919

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WASHINGTON POST CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000104889
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [2711
]		IRS NUMBER:				530182885
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103
</COMPANY-DATA>

		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		3
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06714
			FILM NUMBER:		725016
</FILING-VALUES>

			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		1150 15TH ST NW
				CITY:			WASHINGTON
				STATE:			DC
				ZIP:			20071
				BUSINESS PHONE:		2023346000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		1150  15TH ST NW
					CITY:			WASHINGTON
					STATE:			DC
					ZIP:			20071
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<REPORTING-OWNER>

					COMPANY DATA:	
						COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROSBERG GERLD M
						CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001123006
						STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [
]<RELATIONSHIP>OFFICER
</COMPANY-DATA>

						FILING VALUES:
							FORM TYPE:		3
</FILING-VALUES>

							BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
								STREET 1:		1150 15TH STREET NW
								CITY:			WASHINGTON
								STATE:			DC
								ZIP:			20071
								BUSINESS PHONE:		2023346694
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

								MAIL ADDRESS:	
									STREET 2:		1150 15TH STREET NW
									CITY:			WASHINGTON
									STATE:			DC
									ZIP:			20071
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<TYPE>3
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>0001.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 3 - SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Rosberg, Gerald
   The Washington Post Company
   1150 15th Street, N.W.
   Washington, D.C.  20071
   USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
   September 14, 2000
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   The Washington Post Company
   WPO
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Vice President, Planning and Development
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned                                                                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security                       |2. Amount of          |3. Ownership    |4. Nature of Indirect                          |
                                           |   Securities         |   Form:        |   Beneficial Ownership                        |
                                           |   Beneficially       |   Direct(D) or |                                               |
                                           |   Owned              |   Indirect(I)  |                                               |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                        <C>                    <C>              <C>
Class B Common Stock                       |225                   |D               |                                               |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned                                                                             |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative   |2.Date Exer-       |3.Title and Amount     |         |4. Conver-|5. Owner-    |6. Nature of Indirect      |
  Security              |  cisable and      |  of Underlying        |         |sion or   |ship         |   Beneficial Ownership    |
                        |  Expiration       |  Securities           |         |exercise  |Form of      |                           |
                        |  Date(Month/      |-----------------------|---------|price of  |Deriv-       |                           |
                        |  Day/Year)        |                       |Amount   |deri-     |ative        |                           |
                        | Date    | Expira- |                       |or       |vative    |Security:    |                           |
                        | Exer-   | tion    |         Title         |Number of|Security  |Direct(D) or |                           |
                        | cisable | Date    |                       |Shares   |          |Indirect(I)  |                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                     <C>       <C>       <C>                     <C>       <C>        <C>           <C>
      Option (right to b|12/11/00 |12/11/06 |Class B. Common Stock  |1,000    |$343.938  |D            |                           |
uy)*                    |         |         |                       |         |          |             |                           |
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                     "  |12/11/00 |12/11/08 |"                      |1,000    |$517.25   |D            |                           |
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                     "  |03/01/01 |03/01/09 |"                      |500      |$548.00   |D            |                           |
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                     "  |12/20/00 |12/20/09 |"                      |1,500    |$543.00   |D            |                           |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
*Employee stock option granted pursuant to The Washington Post Company Stock
Option Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Gerald M. Rosberg
DATE
September 19, 2000

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</DOCUMENT>
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