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Santa Cruz Sentinel

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Fun and rewarding journalism, but cost cuts hurt quality - Editor Santa Cruz Sentinel Employee Review

3.0
15 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Journalism is fun and rewarding.

Cons

Cost cutting diminished a once decent paper.

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2.0
21 Aug 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Community is great to cover and always has a news story

Cons

Parent company will not invest in the newsroom and continues to slash jobs and salaries. The once-storied newspaper is a shell of it's former self.

2.0
13 Aug 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun reporting, something new every day, creative freedom

Cons

Horrible pay, not livable wage in Santa Cruz, no opportunity for a raise, depressing morale, increasing workload as other employees left and were not replaced

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