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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 21 CNN Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.0
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.0
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.9
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CNN Employee

"I worked for CNN for more than 25 years. A lot has changed in that time but commitment to news coverage has not."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Correspondent

"CNN is a great company, with good employee benefits and a diverse environment. You will have to act quickly in any role you play because news doesn't wait. Teams work like a gear that is very satisfying to be part of. Every day you will find a new challenge which makes this job dynamic as very few."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.8
CNN (28)

4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Hulu (7)
3.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Mediacom Communications (30)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (2,822)
CNN Employee

"I've interned for CNN for 3 months and learned tremendous journalistic skills and knowledge. Everyone is professional and helpful, and they really want you to learn and grow within the company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
CNN Employee

"a challenging environment to work in"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
CNN Employee

"Good company, good benefits"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
CNN Employee

"The company has strong values that it pursues as a whole. An effective leader in the news environment."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
CNN Employee

"Company is great. Love the culture"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
CNN Employee

"CNN is filled with exciting and competent professionals who are shackled by an administration that is lost and unaware of which direction it is going in."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Producer

"CNN is a great place where you can make your own path with hard work."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
CNN Employee

"CNN Is a great company! Especially if you're young and want to cut your teeth. When it's time to grow though, it might be time to go for most."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Associate Producer

"State of the art technology. Employees seem like an afterthought."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Video Editor

"CNN is a good place to start and maybe make a career based on the track that you have. I'm on the technical side and options are very limited. On the corporate side, sky's the limit."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Broadcast IT Engineer

"I have over 25 years experience which qualified me for this position."

What do you like about working at CNN?

"The new technology and train we receive for it. Also there was a big lack of team work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Really ask question about how systems are installed and maintained."

What don't you like about working at CNN?

"They did not listen to engineers when designing systems. Most systems were design by end user."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To have more input from engineers. Work on team work. Include engineers on system design."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Satellite Operator

"great learning opportunity"

What do you like about working at CNN?

"I worked with a great staff, salary and vacation time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be yourself and research the industry the company is in"

What don't you like about working at CNN?

"There is not much growth opportunity, because people do not leave the job often"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should have a better path to progress in the company. Because, it pretty limited right now"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Project Manager

What do you like about working at CNN?

"the people, benefits, office, opportunities for growth, reputation, comfort level"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Take advantage of all the opportunities within the different networks, etc. Get to know people & build relationships."

What don't you like about working at CNN?

"leadership changes, not enough of a challenge, limited growth in current department"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"less of a corporate environment, offer better health care, better communication"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5

CNN Reviews FAQs

Is CNN a good company to work for?

CNN has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 21 CNN Review Ratings left anonymously by CNN employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at CNN.

Does CNN pay their employees well?

CNN employees earn $51,500 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 22% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 12 CNN employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find CNN Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at CNN?

95% of employees would recommend working at CNN with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated CNN 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.0 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at CNN?

According to our data, the highest paying job at CNN is a Senior VP of Sales at $250,000 annually. Browse CNN Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at CNN?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at CNN is a Research Assistant at $14,000 annually. Browse CNN Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at CNN?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at CNN to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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