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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

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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276 reviews
1.0
Mar 25, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Any job you take after leaving this this rat hole will make you feel like you died and went to heaven. The company most likely won't be around much longer so your time will be short.

Cons

I read an earlier review that said upper management (Senior Publishers) are only interested in their own survival. This really hit the nail on the head. None of these gutless losers have any idea what they are doing. The entire strategy is based on blaming someone else for their incompetence. Unless you are based on the digital side of the business, there are zero resources. In fairness to management team, the company is run by a hedge fund who is trying to squeeze every $ possible out of the place. The few people who work there who still care are overwhelmed and can't do their jobs. The rest have given up long ago and walk around like zombies trying to stay out of the line of fire. CEO could not possibly be less interested in the welfare of employees. From Day 1, he said there would be "bloodshed" referring to layoffs. Hey at least he was honest about that. If his transformation of the company to profitable all digital company is successful he is the greatest visionary in the history of media. If he fails he walks away a wealthy man, leaving a wake of ruined lives and "bloodshed." In other words he has nothing to lose.

2.0
Sep 19, 2023

Short term job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A few great people that you work with. They are always buying more newspapers =job security.

Cons

Hardly ever any pay increases or bonuses given out. The last 5/6 years it has been a revolving door of people working there due to the poor working conditions, workloads have doubled/tripled without any increase in pay.

5.0
Oct 1, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people are great, the culture is innovative and inviting. The reviews left here are from disgruntled people with an agenda, it does not do the talented individuals who work here justice.

Cons

Fast paced, if you are not a multi-tasker, you may struggle.

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