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 Media & Communication industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Sep 2, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Used to love working at Turner, the people are really what make the company great. The benefits package is also quite good, despite the below average compensation.

Cons

Ever since Jeff Zucker and John Martin came aboard, this company is collapsing. Morale is the lowest I've ever seen, and it's not just in my department. They are killing Atlanta one person at a time. I hope me and my coworkers can get out before they throw us out. If you are thinking about a career here, run now before it's too late.

1.0
Apr 30, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

High profile news organisation with an ever-dwindling population of talented employees who are dedicated to excellence.There are still a handful of visionary managers - notably at CNN. Com - who lead with firm editorial and personal integrity and a devotion to fair treatment of their workforce.

Cons

Good journalists at CNN are routinely undermined by misguided, ratings-obsessed managers who change their ideology as often as their underwear. Unable to provide true leadership, they are startlingly successful in at least one endeavour: casting off or driving away their best people as they sacrifice journalism in the pursuit of popularity. Lacking any real grasp of what once made CNN great - they persist in the sad error of trying to emulate the very worst examples of broadcast journalism .. in some cases firing their own and hiring an abject alternative from the competition. They then watch in bewilderment as staff morale swirls down the toilet, and a new manager, hot from Fox, steers staff morale into a tailspin and singlehandedly sets the quality of programming back twenty years. This kind of blind desperation explains why CNN is casting about like a lost man in a storm. Once CNN didn't even acknowledge the competition. It didn't have to because it didn't exist. The network was once in a league of its own. Sadly, no more.

2.0
Jun 5, 2023

Disheartening

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Many people are kind - People are for the most part very intelligent and it’s possible to learn a lot - There’s in many cases no lack of work to be done

Cons

- Some teams are operating on bare bones resources - Morale has been on the lower side for many - Some of the leadership’s EQ could stand to be much higher - For many, there’s less optimism for growth opportunities and more concern about potential reductions or doing more with less - Burnout is a big concern for many people - Feels like concerns and issues get swept under the rug or marginalized as not being super meaningful

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