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Graham Holdings Co – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/02 – EX-18

On:  Friday, 8/9/02, at 2:16pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/02   ·   Accession #:  104889-2-7   ·   File #:  1-06714

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 8/09/02  Graham Holdings Co                10-Q        6/30/02    5:425K

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML    401K 
 2: EX-11       Statement re: Computation of Earnings Per Share --  HTML     18K 
                          exhibit11                                              
 3: EX-18       Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles --       HTML      8K 
                          exhibit18                                              
 4: EX-99.1     Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350    HTML      7K 
 5: EX-99.2     Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350    HTML      7K 


EX-18   —   Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles — exhibit18


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Exhibit 18

August 9, 2002

Board of Directors
The Washington Post Company
1150 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20071

Dear Directors:

We are providing this letter to you for inclusion as an exhibit to your Form 10-Q filing pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

We have been provided a copy of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002.  Note 6 therein describes a change in accounting principle for awards of stock-based compensation from the intrinsic value based method to the fair value based method. We note that the preferability of the fair value based method of accounting for awards of stock-based compensation has been addressed in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-based Compensation".  In this Statement, the Financial Accounting Standards Board specified that the fair value based method was the preferable method.  Based on our reading of management's stated reasons and justification for this change in accounting principle in the Form 10-Q, and our discussions with management as to their judgment about the relevant business planning factors relating to the change, we concur with management that such change represents, in the Company's circumstances, the adoption of a preferable accounting principle in conformity with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 20.

We have not audited any financial statements of the Company as of any date or for any period subsequent to December 30, 2001.  Accordingly, our comments are subject to change upon completion of an audit of the financial statements covering the period of the accounting change.

Very truly yours,

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘10-Q’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
Filed on:8/9/028-K
For Period End:6/30/024,  8-K
12/30/0110-K,  5
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