Meredith Corporation to Webcast December Media Week Presentations

Meredith Corporation to Webcast December Media Week Presentations

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP) will webcast its presentation to the UBS Media Week Conference on December 7, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. (EST). The Company will webcast its presentation to the Credit Suisse First Boston Media Week Conference on December 8, 2004 at 2:50 p.m. (EST) as well. Both webcasts will be accessible to the public at http://www.meredith.com/ and replays will be available for one week after each presentation.

Certain information contained in the presentations is subject to Regulation G, in which the SEC addresses the usage and disclosure of non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) financial results. Reconciliation of GAAP results and non-GAAP measures will be posted to the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site prior to the presentation on December 7, 2004. Please click on the tab labeled GAAP-Non-GAAP Reconciliation.

Additionally, the Company will furnish the presentations to the SEC. To access the text, go to the Investor Information section and click on SEC Filings.

ABOUT MEREDITH CORPORATION

Meredith Corporation ( http://www.meredith.com/ ) is one of the nation's leading media and marketing companies with businesses centering on magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing, and interactive media. The Meredith Publishing Group, the country's foremost home and family authority, features 18 magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Ladies' Home Journal and American Baby, and approximately 150 special interest publications. Meredith owns 13 television stations, including properties in top-25 markets such as Atlanta, Phoenix and Portland. Meredith has approximately 350 books in print and has established marketing relationships with some of America's leading companies, including The Home Depot, DIRECTV, DaimlerChrysler, Wal-Mart and Carnival Cruise Lines. Meredith's consumer database, which contains approximately 75 million names, is one of the largest domestic databases among media companies and enables magazine and television advertisers to target marketing campaigns precisely. Additionally, Meredith has an extensive Internet presence that includes 26 web sites and strategic alliances with leading Internet destinations.


Source: Meredith Corporation

CONTACT: Shareholder and Financial Analyst Contact, Jim Jacobson,
Director of Investor Relations, +1-515-284-2633, jim.jacobson@meredith.com ,
or Media Contact, Art Slusark, Vice President-Corporate Communications,
+1-515-284-3404, art.slusark@meredith.com , both of Meredith Corporation

Web site: http://www.meredith.com/


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