Not a newsroom - Reporter S&P Global Employee Review

The news division is not a newsroom, and it's obvious as soon as you enter the place. It's quiet, and editors and reporters just sit at the computer like robots, racing against time to meet the daily quota. Even though it claims to pursue "journalism", it suffers a severe identity crisis. It is trying to be both a Bloomberg/Reuters-type quick-paced newswire and an in-depth analytical publisher utilising proprietary data. Because of this lack of direction and focus, there is no system in place to train/guide the reporters - the managers have no idea what kind of training is necessary. I've never been in a newsroom where the sole responsibility lies in the reporter, and the editor screams at you for a single spelling mistake and marks you down for non-substantial mistakes, even though they have also played a part in the product. A lot of energy is used on blaming and pointing fingers. The assessment system is designed based not on the quality and value of the content of the article, but on administrative factors such as whether the reporter remembered to attach source documents. Worst of all, it does everything it can to ensure constant insecurity among the reporters.