Philadelphia Media Reviews

Pros

Very professional, customer satisfaction of product is important.

Cons

Shift Work, long drive to facility from city.

Pros

One of the oldest newspapers in the country and interested in forward thinking digital products. Coming out of bankruptcy in late 2010, there is a large focus on doing business in new ways with new management. For employees not in the guild, the work hours are very flexible and the small company size means ideas turn into actions very quickly.

Cons

The leadership here is atrocious. Most of the C-level employees would be directors and managers at other companies. New management has yet to lay out a coherent strategy and communicate it to employees. The company is rebuilding from the top down, which has led to lots of 'friends' getting high-level positions and consultant gigs with no experience to back it up. The company is home to two newspapers and a website, each which thinks it is the flagship brand of the company. This leads to huge territory battles and tons of confusion among employees. Financial thinking is all short-term, with credence mainly given to ideas that will produce quick gains regardless of their relevancy for the company and potential for sustainability. Salaries are entirely arbitrary and benefits are almost laughable for the 21st century.

Pros

Multiple tasks and projects for those who are willing to step up
Open management style that listens to suggestions
Free Newspapers and discounted subscriptions
Friendly atmosphere
No clock punching for certain roles allows freedom of time

Cons

Newspapers are in trouble
Editorial content suffering from cutbacks
No Pulitzer Prizes
Smaller and smaller staff size increases workload on the good people
Unions support of weaker employees hurts those of us who actually care

Advice to Senior Management

Pay attention to suggestion more often
Offer credit on money saving initiatives
Push to deliver better content not just bigger names, people want to read the quality investigative material