PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning Earns Communicator Awards; Awards Recognize Bankers Training & Consulting Company for Excellent Production Value

Business Wire, March 7, 2000

Business Editors

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2000

PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning (PWPL), a PRIMEDIA Inc. (NYSE:PRM) company, announced today that its Bankers Training & Consulting Company (BTCC) has earned several "Communicator Awards" honoring excellence in communications.

The Communicator Awards is a national competition recognizing communicators in the field for achieving a high standard of excellence and serving as a standard for communications. BTCC, the nation's leading producer of computer-based and video training programs for financial institutions, received two prestigious Communicator Awards for its excellent broadcast, audio, video and print media production. BTCC's winners are:

-- "Tellers: Public Relation Experts" trains front-line personnel on the
importance of good public relations and how tellers should manage real-life
customer situations.

-- "Introducing the Community Reinvestment Act" outlines details on this act,
its impact on the community and required regulations.

-- BTCC also received an Honorable Mention for "Holdup II: Play This One for
Safety" delivers survival tips covering steps for handling a robbery.

PWPL President Peter A. Gudmundsson said, "We are very honored that BTCC is recognized for obtaining its goal of producing quality, cost-effective products benefiting financial institutions."

BTCC offers the largest selection of computer-based, video and Intranet training products available. They cover topics from regulatory compliance and teller training to management development and customer service.

PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning (PWPL) is the leading provider of distance learning for more than 225,000 viewers in the automotive, banking, fire, healthcare, industrial and law enforcement markets. PWPL leverages the latest satellite, Internet and computer technologies to deliver real-time news, education and information to targeted audiences. PWPL is a PRIMEDIA Inc. (NYSE:PRM) company, a targeted media company with print, video and Internet businesses focused on consumer and business-to-business audiences. The Company owns and operates more than 215 Web sites and other Internet properties. For more details on PWPL, visit www.pwpl.com/news.