CNN reviews

3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,032 total reviews)
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Jeff Zucker

29% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

CNN has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,032 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CNN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Médias et communication industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Apr 1, 2016

Anchor Correspondent

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Be part of the biggest news organization, worldwide

Cons

favoritism, no matter how much you work, if you are not part of the "inner circle" you won't be easy to participate in special projects, be promoted or grow

1.0
Mar 27, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Journalists who do the real work at CNN are smart, creative and driven. They are passionate about telling great stories and getting the facts right.

Cons

Management is populated by a glut of old white men who have been at the company a very long time. They've successfully found shady corners to rule their fiefdoms from and are hands down some of the worst leaders to work for. They often give lip service to those who are looking to move up or make changes in the organization and consistently do nothing to improve the newsroom HR (like at most companies) exists to protect the company and management and when an employee brings up harassment, or points out an abusive manager, that employee is usually the one who is punished rather than the manager. The environment is cutthroat and nasty. Rumors abound and run rampant and hard work and real journalism isn't rewarded.

4.0
Mar 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible opportunities, mostly awesome co-workers, great benefits

Cons

All consuming, increasingly bureaucratic, mission drift/ losing it's core culture as it evolves into a media conglomerate

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