Review from a product person, not a writer or producer
Pros
• People are enthusiastic in the public service they provide as a new organization • Good storytelling internally and externally is appreciated • The people that actually do the work are amazing and passionate (they just have to operate in a culture that usually doesn't have their back) • There is always room to go and get promoted • A decent company to work for as a "resume booster"
Cons
• Leadership vision is continually stale and not innovative • Leadership has forgotten that news is a public service and CNN is supposed to be a technology company that distributes journalistic content • The C in CNN has the company and vision handcuffed to old thinking (Cable) • Product teams (e.g. Engineers and Product Designers) are undervalued and underutilized
