Does MediaNews Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MediaNews Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MediaNews Group. This rating has decreased by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MediaNews Group?

62% of MediaNews Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MediaNews Group 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MediaNews Group?

Reporter (13) , Account Executive (11) , Editor (6) , Copy Editor (5) , News Reporter (5) , Manager (4) , Multi Media Account Executive (4) , Sales (4) , Accounts Receivable (3) , Accounts Receivable Specialist (3) , Copy Editor/Page Designer (3) , Paginator (3) , Recruiter (3) , Sales Manager (3) , Account Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at MediaNews Group according to real employee reviews?

"met a few great people" ((in 24 reviews)); "Fully remote work from home position" ((in 8 reviews)); "I worked for a team with a phenomenal manager who was awesome at managing up as well as down." ((in 7 reviews)); "The individual teams at each publication are great." ((in 6 reviews)); "Office was local, coworkers were great" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MediaNews Group according to real employee reviews?

"Every management or administrative position vacated and replaced brought a halt to the current "plan" and a new plan began with the new person." ((in 17 reviews)); "2. Benefits are terrible." ((in 10 reviews)); "Layoffs and cutbacks are constant." ((in 10 reviews)); "Lack of leadership." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management is largely clueless." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about MediaNews Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MediaNews Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at MediaNews Group in 2026.

What are the top reviewed MediaNews Group locations?

Denver , Colorado Springs , Detroit , San Jose , Philadelphia , Lowell , Willoughby , Boulder , New York , Los Angeles , Chico , Hartford , Pottstown , Boston , Oneida , Ann Arbor , Clinton Township , Troy , Saint Paul , Cleveland , Lorain , Woodland Hills , San Diego , Walnut Creek , Vallejo , New Haven , York , Sterling Heights , Mamaroneck , Ypsilanti

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MediaNews Group reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(276 total reviews)

Guy Gimore

82% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.8

Compensation and benefits

MediaNews Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 276 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MediaNews Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

276 reviews

2.0

May 28, 2014

So much potential, but it will be wasted

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

DFM is a place of ideas and very talented employees at all levels. Every newsroom has people who are pushing to evolve quickly. Lots of great initiatives for getting newsroom employees excited about digital change, learning opportunities and experimentation at the national and cluster level.

Cons

Senior management has proven they aren't actually committed to evolving their properties to be "digital first", as they've scaled back every good idea they've put into the field to cut costs.Technology is also a huge problem, too much attachment to old systems, bad CMSes and not enough investment in IT, development or product staffing to keep up with ideas,

2.0

Jan 17, 2014

Digital media without a clue to market themselves

Digital sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent tools/products and certain amount of autonomy

Cons

Abysmal marketing support that's very frustrating

2.0

Jan 5, 2014

Don't make this mistake and move on quickly

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the best colleagues I have ever known. A lot of dedicated hard working people that have no clue why the stay for continued abuse.

Cons

Terrible corporate structure that continuously interferes with local operations. Significant business changes are not well planned and executed haphazardly. The things that will harm the operation you will be forced to do and the things that will help the operation will take you a year to get corporate approval.

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