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      3.9

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (284 total reviews)

      Katherine Maher

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      NPR has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NPR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      284 reviews
      2.0
      Jan 20, 2015

      Great Organization, Not so Great Leadership

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Inspiring mission, smart people who care about what they're doing, fast paced environment, one of the leaders on the digital media front.

      Cons

      Massively stressful. The executives are cloistered and tthrive on sending e-mails way outside of normal work hours on a regular basis making a work-life balance non-existent. Questionable expenditures for a company operating in the red. The place has lost (and is losing) a lot of great talent. Things feel reckless.

      4.0
      Dec 14, 2014

      NPR Revoew

      Reporter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Liked working for a media company that is progressive

      Cons

      sorely underfunded not much opportunity

      4.0
      Nov 2, 2014

      Governance issues

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good mission and collegial place to work. Excellent news product delivering comprehensive and well documented local, national and international news. Very much needed in a media world where major media companies are cutting back on their news resources. Highly skilled and committed staff.

      Cons

      Disfunctional governance structure has led to an inability to keep senior executives. NPR has had 7 full-time and interim CEO's over the past 8 years which has led to consistent turmoil at the top.

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