In a word: "conservative." - Anonymous employee Hearst Employee Review

3.0
Dec 23, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Ethical news practices. Good vacation policy for long-term employees (up to 5 weeks).

Cons

Lower pay compared to other media companies, management is overly conservative when it comes to covering stories that could put the company in jeopardy with advertisers or cause legal harm.

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Cons

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