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Worth paying the subscription
A great news app that I use constantly throughout the day. Well-written articles. Good curation of US news on the home page. Real-time as-it-happens news updates give just the right amount of detail and are generally reliable. While my sympathies lie with the left-wing point of view in the US Comments pages, it would be more interesting to include some other perspectives. Great football/soccer coverage. The cryptic crosswords are worth the price of the subscription. The app works smoothly very smoothly.Show lessIrishInNY
Content rich, with formatting issues.
I still don’t get articles’ links when they are placed into live update feeds. I don’t get to enjoy David Squire’s editorial cartoons in the app because they are too small. Those are annoying. The strong neo-liberal influence on content is a feature, not intended as the obvious bug it amounts to.
Otherwise, good stuff. But keep looking for information about certain hotspots and for certain important emphasis. They don’t want you looking too hard at the Middle East, for example. Used to take comments, but the discussion must have turned sour on several notable opinion leaders featured within.Show lessstcuz
Most objective news worldwide
I don’t really believe in paying for news, however after several weeks of reading the guardian I bought a subscription just to support the work they do. It is by far the most objective and well thought out written fair and balanced news worldwide. The way they covered the Palestinian Israeli conflict was very two-sided unlike most news agencies. I am an American and I believe that the guardian covers American use in a better Way than any American corporation. New stories are discussed in depth and with no tilt or bias, I recommend anybody who can buy a subscription and or donate money to fund the wonderful work being done at the guardian, Please do soShow lessThe Oracle 84
The Guardian is Baller
For the nearly fifty years I have been reading it, the Guardian has maintained a consistently high standard of journalism. Affectionately known in Britain as the Grauniad because of its more than occasional misprints, its editorial policy does not stray from the intelligent, liberal democratic, left of center, humanist ethic that has been the common thread of post WWII euro politics through the millennium. That thread is starting to fray but the Guardian doesn’t waver. The on-line version shows the newspapers’ adaptability to a new world publishing order without selling out to the tech-bro meme (read me-me) culture that threatens us all.
Long Live the Grauniad!Show lessPinko Commie Bastard
Providing perspectives from outside the States
Before each days news cycle repeats itself, it’s usually mildly enlightening to consider how differently the same events are reported from overseas. Major stories can be safely ignored or blandly devoid of context as seen from the closed loop of Beltway myopia. Other fascinating cultural moments can be overlooked by the almost completely US-centric mainstream media clones. We pass on The Grauniad Weekly to Gramma, as she does not enjoy much online action in her balanced media diet. Carry on, y’allShow lessrobtvance
Once towering, now craven
The Guardian was long a paragon of integrity abd progressive politics, penetrating reporting and dodgy spelling. Now, behind constant distraction lies its craven advancement of a covert neoliberal agenda. Since the Scott Trust took over this once noble institution has become a rag with frills. We still see the occasional good article from the likes of Monbiot, the sports pages glisten. But when you pay attention to the core message, the 2016 shading of Bernie Sanders’ campaign with all the attention on HRC, the current vomit of pro vaccination, pro lockdown tripe, one sees it for what it has become, yet another sheepdog neoliberal propagandist, that has been bought lock stock and barrel, Ford buying Landrover. All the remains is the badge and the storied history.Show lessissignosis
The Guardian has Facts in Headlines
Major media outlets fall into the editorial trap of softening headlines. In an attempt to seem impartial and tell both sides, they leave readers wondering what the point is, what is fact, fiction or all just a matter of opinion and perspective. Media companies do not need to give a voice and broadcast platform to anti-democracy forces. In today’s noisy, fast paced digital landscape, plain language that states the facts is needed. Lies need to be called lies, not couched and given credence as “beliefs.” The Guardian consistently delivers a fact based through-line from their headlines to the last period in their reporting. It’s refreshing.Show lessjust hit refresh
Recommended
Attractively designed with lots of photos. A compelling way to read the news that compares favorably with the very good NYT app. The comments on political articles are less thoughtful than those in The Times, but sometimes raw rage and non-prissy language seem more appropriate. Also, The Times doesn’t dare to publish cartoons. The Guardian’s cartoons are brilliant and indispensable (though some of them don’t blow up properly for small-screen reading). The Country Diary column, which has run for over one hundred years, sets the news in a wider arc of nature and humanity. The Guardian takes you places no other newspaper can reach, and this app is a pretty nimble vehicle for that journey.Show lessSilli Billi
Bait and Switch
Before buying a subscription to the Guardian through the app, please be aware that your payment will not apply to a membership for the Guardian website. After buying a 6 month subscription through the app, I was still showing as not having an account when I logged into the site.
After contacting the Guardian, this is what they told me:
“Thank you for your message to The Guardian regarding signing in to our website with your app store subscription.
Unfortunately as you have subscribed through iTunes this means The Guardian does not hold any details regarding your account. Although it is The Guardian's App, Apple holds all of your account data and we at The Guardian do not have access to it.
As a result your subscription will regrettably not allow you the ability to login to our website as it is not part of our agreement with them.”
None of the details in the above message appear anywhere in the App Store, the application, or advertisements for membership in the Guardian app.
I like the reporting.
I like the content.
I don’t like these deceptive business practicesShow lessdc_learner_rider
How to use the app
Maybe I have to confess that I am not the most tech savvy person in the world, but for that reason, I would like to know how to make a better use of The Guardian app. I think it’s complicated, I would love to hear the podcasts and more “live” news, but I am still struggling with that all! The Guardian is my favorite and (I think) most reliable source for the world news, but if You would ask me what I wish, I would say a podcast or simply “instructions” to use this app!! I still could not figure that out!Show lessmenina teimosa
