Newsweek reviews

1.7

11% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)
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Dev Pragad

12% approve of CEO

7% positive business outlook

Newsweek has an employee rating of 1.7 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Newsweek employee rating is 54% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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92 reviews
4.0
Dec 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good reporters working there at time

Cons

poor salary and poor pay rises

2.0
Dec 10, 2022

Good…until it wasn’t

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home Some supportive management Good coworkers

Cons

No organization Constantly changing procedures, even doing so behind the back of newsroom manager while they were out on pto Only giving lip service to doing real journalism, while allowing some writers to constantly publish stories with no real sources

1.0
Nov 29, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work from-home scheme, ability to book a WeWork, if you're extremely new to the industry it could be a way in.

Cons

Before Newsweek, I thought all newsrooms were the same. They are filled with people who were disorganised, aggressive and disgruntled. Newsweek is something else. You can expect people to call in sick often because they're so stressed they can't face the day, or they actually are sick from being overloaded. You can expect meetings where journalists need to be told they need to speak to people for articles, not just rip stuff off the internet. You can expect to work late hours but not because of anything breaking. Instead, it will be because people are disorganised, haven't answered you until it's too late and then expect you to stay to make up for that. Believe me, all your complaints about traditional newsrooms will feel quaint should you take whatever job is on offer.

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