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<SEC-DOCUMENT>/in/edgar/work/0000104889-00-000020/0000104889-00-000020.txt : 20001108
<SEC-HEADER>0000104889-00-000020.hdr.sgml : 20001108
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000104889-00-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20001031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20001107

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:		4
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06714
			FILM NUMBER:		754779
</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:			GRAHAM KATHARINE
						CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001018400
						STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [
]<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR
</COMPANY-DATA>

						FILING VALUES:
							FORM TYPE:		4
</FILING-VALUES>

							BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
								STREET 1:		C/O THE WASHINGTON POST CO
								STREET 2:		1150 15TH ST NW
								CITY:			WASHINGTON
								STATE:			DC
								ZIP:			20071
								BUSINESS PHONE:		2023346694
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

								MAIL ADDRESS:	
									STREET 1:		C/O THE WASHINGTON POST CO
									STREET 2:		1150 15TH ST NW
									CITY:			WASHINGTON
									STATE:			DC
									ZIP:			20071
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>0001.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 - 10/31/00
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Graham, Katharine
   The Washington Post Company
   1150 15th Street, N.W.
   Washington, DC  20071
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   The Washington Post Company
   WPO
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   10/31/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Chairman of the Executive Committee
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                        <C>    <C>  <C><C>               <C> <C>         <C>                 <C>    <C>
Class B Common Stock       |10/12/|G   |V|49                |D  |N/A        |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Class B Common Stock       |10/26/|G   |V|776               |D  |N/A        |                   |      |                           |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Class B Common Stock       |10/31/|G   |V|29                |D  |N/A        |123,807*           |I     |Revocable Trust            |
                           |00    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |2,600              |D     |Irrevocable Trust          |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                   <C>      <C>   <C>  <C><C>        <C> <C>   <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>     <C>          <C> <C>
                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
*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 95,139 Class B shares in which I disclaim any beneficial
ownership.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Katharine Graham by Diana Daniels
DATE
November 7, 2000

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