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Sinclair Broadcast Group

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Sinclair Broadcast Group reviews

2.9

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,376 total reviews)
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Christopher Ripley

41% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Sinclair Broadcast Group has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,376 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Sinclair Broadcast Group employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Feb 11, 2017

Great Company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay, Fun Work Enviroment

Cons

Poor Communication between Upper Management and Corporate

5.0
Feb 9, 2017

Great company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing managers and great environmen

Cons

Limited growth in my position

3.0
Feb 9, 2017

Every station is different

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I've worked at three Sinclair stations. Some get millions of dollars of brand new gear, some don't. I've been able to climb my way up and have been promoted within in terms of salary and position. Some stations pay for Emmy submissions so the applicant doesn't have to. The also pay photographers to go to the NPPA workshop.

Cons

The company leans too heavily to the right that it discredits the local journalism that the underpaid broadcast teams produce. Sinclair also requires stations to air "must runs" These are segments that, depending on the piece, every station is required to run nightly or weekly. They have nothing to do with the local market and just go to show the vast loss of touch the corporate choices have on the viewers. One of these is the "Terrorism Alert Desk" which is the opposite of journalism. Sinclair wants every station to look and air exactly the same. Same graphics, same music, same writing style, all a setup for the Sinclair Network, which is coming. Too many stations are in last place in the ratings. Working at Sinclair is pretty standard. It's television news.

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