CNN reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,032 total reviews)
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Jeff Zucker

33% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

CNN has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,032 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CNN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Oct 24, 2017

Producer and Writer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Decent training opportunities Prestige in working for a big name Easier to move around in such a big company, so opportunities to do more

Cons

-There are way too many inefficient middle managers and no way to review them or hold them accountable. -It's a big company so some departments can be very toxic -Some people at CNN do really incredible work so it's really disheartening to see CNN hiring awful pundits and paying them the big bucks in lieu of hiring more really good journalists. -there are still race and gender biases in some of the hiring practices

1.0
Feb 3, 2015
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of time off. Free Coffee.

Cons

Very low pay, inept managers, and low morale. Too committed to diversity. Bad pay$$$. Very Political work environment, with a lot of Ego's. Horrible Public Relations department. Disorganization throughout entire Management structure. Ongoing litigation with NLRB over Union Contract over a decade old.

2.0
Jan 3, 2015
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Get to play with lots of cool cutting edge technology. Great place to learn. Great benefits and a boat load of vacation.

Cons

Rampant cronyism. Being good at your job does not get you promoted. Small bureau in DC so promotions are few and far between. Promotions are dangled to get you to perform but then promises broken. High turn over due to exactly these things. Just went through massive layoffs where valued people were let go somewhat arbitrarily.

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