Pros
The company is fairly progressive in technology and benefits and is well situated in mid-sized markets where Lee is typically the number one news medium in each trade area. The digital offerings are as advanced as the larger tier1 and tier 2 newspaper groups in the country.
Cons
Lee, like many newspapers, are saddled with suffocating debt. This constant scramble to service the debt, leads to a frantic sales culture, that while successful, is on a self-defeating and unsustainable track. Should the recession continue or go into 'double-dip' it will be the end of the company as it is today -- even with the most recent bankruptcy/debt-restructure in early 2012. The CEO, while well-respected and respected in the industry, is incapable of leading the company out of the mess she lead the company into with the acquisition of Pulitzer.
