Pros
Journalists who do the real work at CNN are smart, creative and driven. They are passionate about telling great stories and getting the facts right.
Cons
Management is populated by a glut of old white men who have been at the company a very long time. They've successfully found shady corners to rule their fiefdoms from and are hands down some of the worst leaders to work for. They often give lip service to those who are looking to move up or make changes in the organization and consistently do nothing to improve the newsroom HR (like at most companies) exists to protect the company and management and when an employee brings up harassment, or points out an abusive manager, that employee is usually the one who is punished rather than the manager. The environment is cutthroat and nasty. Rumors abound and run rampant and hard work and real journalism isn't rewarded.