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Bonnier Corp. Ranked Top Company by Employees
November 27, 2007

Bonnier Corporation has been named one of the country's top publishing companies to work for. Publishing Executive magazine's first annual list of magazine publishing companies that rank highest among their employees was recently announced, with Bonnier Corp. ranking No. 17 out of hundreds of publishing companies surveyed. The trade magazine's "Best Magazine Publishing Companies to Work For" listed companies based on surveys it sent to employees of the companies.

Each company was rated by its employees based on a number of different factors, such as pride in company performance and reputation; fairness and openness of company management; workload; and respect for employees' personal lives, among others.

Here's what the magazine said about Bonnier Corp.:
"One of the largest consumer-publishing groups in America, with 40+ special-interest magazines, such as Outdoor Life, Parenting, Popular Science and Field & Stream, and related multimedia projects and events. The company was formed in March when Sweden's Bonnier Group purchased 18 magazines from Time Inc. and combined those assets with its

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magazine partner, World Publications, creating a new company. Bonnier Corp.'s parent company, the Bonnier Group, is a 200-year-old media company based in Stockholm."

Overall Rating Score: 76.6

Company Size: Large

Satisfying, High-Performance Company (overall): 8.3

Overall Job Satisfaction: 8.7

Company Reputation, Performance & Pride: 8.0

Supportive Employees & Team Spirit: 8.1

Fair & Open Work Environment (overall): 7.2

Fair, Open Management Style: 6.8

Equal Opportunity to Succeed: 7.9

Personal Initiative, Shared Goals: 6.9

Personal Benefits (overall): 7.6

Realistic Workload/Supportive Company: 6.7

Respect for Employee Personal Life: 7.6

Satisfying Benefits Package: 8.1

Among Reasons It Was Nominated:

· Entrepreneurial spirit

· Casual, happy, optimistic environment

· Pride in company products

For a complete list of the companies, go to www.pubexec.com.