USA TODAY Co. reviews

Gannett, at it's heart, is a newspaper company. They have ramped up their focus on online content and strong, dependable markets; however, there is no ignoring the fact that the newspaper industry is barely treading water. There is no sense, from the top-down, that anyone at Gannett corporate has any clue how to save this company. The big decisions that are being made at the top of the ladder feel like darts thrown at a dartboard, hoping the random plan-of-attack they wind up with will be the one that works. Sadly, few things are. What has resulted is not a desire to produce quality work and content - they only lifeboat in sight - but keeping every cost to the absolute minimum. What is left is a product that nobody has any interest in. The ways that this all affects employment at Gannett are limitless, so I will end with but one example. It was most recently announced that the highest-paid graphic artists would not be getting their yearly raises, supposedly in an attempt to "level the playing field" with those making the least. Those not getting their raises are generally those who are the most experienced and produce the best work. It was made clear in a conversation between different members of management that this was an attempt to push out senior artists to cut costs, quality of work be damned.

There are tons of articles out there that document accurately what it is like to work in a Gannett newsroom so I urge you to do your research. My addition to that: There is no room for financial growth. However you are hired in, that's where you will stay. There are no raises or salary adjustments for merit or to meet the increasing cost of living. There's a culture of making people who do get a pittance feel guilty about whatever small increase they receive. "You should feel LUCKY to have your job" The only path for career advancement financially is to get promoted. The process for this is a mess ---taking months and requiring edit tests and assignments that should be unnecessary from an internal candidate.