Expressnightout.com: One-Stop Entertainment Shopping

WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
Express, The Washington Post's free daily tabloid newspaper,
officially relaunched its Web site on July 22, under the name
expressnightout.com to reflect its increased emphasis on local events
and nightlife and its mission to become Express readers' go-to guide
to the region's abundant entertainment offerings.

Among the site's new features is The Scene, an easy-to-navigate
search tool that gives users swift access to events, restaurants and
movies throughout the D.C. area. Readers looking for after-work
activities can also browse the site's expanded Top Stops blog, which
serves as a quick and reliable guide to the day's most interesting
events.

Other new elements include the Sound Bets blog, which reviews and
comments on music and hosts free MP3 downloads; an entertainment
gossip section called Star Tracker; and dispatches from a variety of
Express bloggers, including psychologist and "Baggage Check" columnist
Andrea Bonior.

Visitors to expressnightout.com can also:

-- Find clubs, restaurants, theaters, museums and other
entertainment choices near any given Metro station using our
map-based Metro Links feature

-- Read entertainment and lifestyle stories from Express' Weekend
Pass, Weekend Styles and Fit sections

-- Weigh in on the Express daily poll question

-- Search for jobs, cars, apartments, homes, tickets and more in
the classifieds

-- Test their wits with Sudoku and crossword puzzles

-- Download past editions of Express

"The new entertainment guide and other site enhancements make
expressnightout.com the perfect complement to the Express newspaper,"
said Express Publisher Chris Ma. "Expressnightout offers search
capabilities that will help our young, active audience quickly find
the best places to go and things to do in the D.C. area."

Express was launched by a unit of The Washington Post Company in
August 2003. It currently distributes over 190,000 copies of the
newspaper along the Metrorail system and in urban locations with heavy
daytime foot traffic and has over 290,000 readers. The publication
features a quick news summary of the day's top events as well as
distinctive coverage of area nightlife.

About The Washington Post Company (www.washpostco.com)

The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) is a diversified education
and media company whose principal operations include educational and
career services, newspaper and magazine publishing, television
broadcasting, cable television systems and electronic information
services. The Company owns The Washington Post;
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI), the online publishing
subsidiary whose flagship products include washingtonpost.com,
Newsweek.com, Slate, BudgetTravel.com, Sprig.com and TheRoot.com;
Express; El Tiempo Latino; The Gazette and Southern Maryland
Newspapers; The Herald (Everett, WA); Newsweek magazine; Post-Newsweek
Stations (Detroit, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and
Jacksonville); Cable ONE, serving subscribers in midwestern, western
and southern states; and CourseAdvisor, an online lead generation
provider.

The Company also owns Kaplan, Inc., a leading global provider of
educational services to individuals, schools and businesses, serving
over one million students with operations in more than 30 countries.
Its international programs include higher education, test preparation,
language instruction and professional training.

The Company has ownership interests in the Los Angeles
Times-Washington Post News Service and Bowater Mersey Paper Company.

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Sandy Yeilding, 202-334-6393

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