Miami Herald Reviews

Pros

Hands-on team and supportive staff

Cons

Union workers are often in negotiations, many of which never come to fruition. Those in the union are often unsupported by McClatchy

Pros

Family feel in office culture

Cons

constant change of commission structure regardless of agreed amount in contract

Pros

The Miami Herald is a legacy news organization with a resilient and talented staff. The staff is filled with wonderful people. Unlike previous generations at the Herald, collaboration is easy and elevates everyone's effort. Toxic rivalries do not exist. New reporters work easily with veterans and their passion for producing solid, local journalism is infectious. This company punches above its weight class. The newsroom's union-backed guild is negotiating a first contract.

Cons

McClatchy, the Herald's parent companym has withheld investing in its most important asset, its employees, and its brand, reputation and potential is slipping. Salaries have not kept pace with competitors, or the cost of living. The challenges of working in a pandemic are costs expected to be shouldered by employees. No surprise, the company is failing to attract high level talent in the last year. There are now more than a dozen openings. Hopefully the owners will see the collapse of confidence and disinvestment as a threat to its future profits and decide it's time to turn things around.

Pros

The Miami Herald is a great place for young journalists to learn the ropes and get reporting experience.

Cons

The compensation is terrible considering other media companies in the industry. The newspaper is very disorganized and is still trying to work on its digital transformation. It's also not a family-friendly company because it does not provide parental leave.

Pros

The people working there were nice and helpful.

Cons

Pay has to be better

Pros

Great place to get experience in a major metro area, good networking, hot news town.

Cons

The newsroom management will squeeze you for everything you are worth and then some. Get your experience and move on.

Pros

Great people, some of my best work of my career

Cons

The business model is eroded and the current leadership doesn't know what to do

Pros

Great management and co-workers worked together as a team.

Cons

Decisions made In California stopped production of the paper in Doral.

Pros

Great culture and benefits. Great culture and benefits.

Cons

Industry is declining. Industry is declining.

Pros

Making strides in digital offering over the last 4 years

Cons

Long term vision unclear, apparent move back to individual market hierarchy questionable.