Moody's and S&P Affirm The Washington Post Company's Long-Term and Short-Term Ratings

Business Wire, Oct 27, 2008

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) announced today that Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's Ratings Services have affirmed the Company's long-term and short-term debt ratings as follows:

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Both Moody's and Standard and Poor's have changed The Washington Post Company's ratings outlook from stable to negative.