IB Times Reviews

Cons

Traffic driven, no transparency between higher-ups and writers/editors, very much trying to be a new media company but failing. Bonus structure means some writers earn more than editors. Missed pay dates as recently as December 2015. Expensive health coverage, no 401K.

Seemingly poor handling of finances and no long-term strategy for growth could explain why IBTimes' newsroom has dwindled to 22 from a peak of 110 last year. All the other properties within the company have also gone thru staff cuts (two rounds: one earlier this year and one last week). I was not a part of this, but I learned more of it through Twitter and Politico than any internal correspondence.

Overall, the company goes through drastic ups and downs and it doesn't value its employees. While editorial runs smoothly, corporate is a mess. Great place to start, but if you can avoid it, do so.

Cons

Unprofessional environment, no career development, website has too many ads and typos

Cons

The company is run by people who don't understand the media business
Zero attention paid to the user experience
Poor communication between ownership and everyone else

Cons

The entire place is a joke. CEO is heartless, article success based on traffic and not content. Newsweek was further destroyed by IBT's incompetence and sites like Latin Times (useless junk) and their medical and main sites are all pointless. Pay is a joke and so is the benefit package. STAY AWAY PLEASE!!!!

Cons

There's a lot of confusion about the direction of the company. One day it's traffic, one day it's original content and hard-hitting journalism. Which is it, IBT?

Cons

Traffic-based bonus system is exploitative and encourages SEO-driven click bait, clueless leadership with ties to a cult, unclear direction, no audience

Cons

Won't offer benefits if it costs them anything. No 401K matching, dirt poor salary, no review periods so no one knows how they are progressing, totally unfair salary balance across news room, computers awful to the point that it makes newsroom uncompetitive, highly inexperienced management, especially ME. One editor in particular toxic to morale and make people deeply unhappy. That's passed down from the EIC, who everyone fears. Newsroom is full of fear.

Reporters/Editors don't want to take risks because they are scared of EIC. That trickles down through the newsroom and results in people just doing enough to get by. Young people need to be encouraged and told that failure is just part of the job. That doesn't happen at all.

IBT is a stepping stone, not a destination. If they could do more to treat people better and offer more benefits and salary they might gain a better reputation in the media world and some loyalty.

Cons

-Site could use a serious refresh

Cons

It's definitely a fast-paced newsroom, not for the faint of heart. It takes awhile to understand the vision and aspirations of the editors and may seem bit chaotic in the interim. The place is growing so fast that it's sometimes hard to form a strong sense of community and see any shared vision on a day to day basis, so you have to trust in the process and the editors who are working hard to lift the profile of the publication.

Cons

get treated poorly in a labor camp environment with low pay