EXHIBIT 23(a)

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 26, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in the
2000 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in The
Washington Post Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000. We also consent to the references to us under the headings
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.







PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Washington, DC
October 24, 2001