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CERTIFICATIONS
I, Donald E. Graham, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of The Washington Post Company (the
‘‘Registrant’’), certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of the Registrant;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this annual report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of,
and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Registrant and have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the
Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within
90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the ‘‘Evaluation Date’’); and
(c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the
Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the Registrant’s
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the Registrant’s internal controls; and
6. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have indicated in this annual report whether there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of
our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: March 14, 2003
/s/ D
ONALD
E. G
RAHAM
Donald E. Graham,
Chief Executive Officer
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