# Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

> Interior Alaska's leading news source since 1903. (iPhone/iPad app by Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fairbanks-daily-news-miner/id482043412 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/482043415)
- Category: News
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 210 App Store ratings · 64 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 37 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Norwegian Bokmål, European Portuguese, Romanian and 3 more
- Released: 2011-11-26
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fairbanks-daily-news-miner/id482043412/reviews.md

## What is Fairbanks Daily News?

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner is the leading news source for Interior Alaska. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has been the voice of Interior Alaska since 1903. This app includes news, business and weather for Interior Alaska. Dermot Cole’s column. Award-winning sports and entertainment coverage. Classified real estate and automotive advertising. Photos and videos from our award-winning staff.

## Key features

- Interior Alaska news
- Business and weather updates
- Award-winning sports coverage
- Entertainment news
- Classifieds (real estate, automotive)
- Photos and videos

## What do users think of Fairbanks Daily News?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 📰 Great local coverage
- 📱 Preferred over paper copy
- 🚀 Quick loading and access
- 📧 Easy to share articles
- 💡 Weather/daylight almanac appreciated
- 📸 Wildlife and nature photos are great
- 🗣️ Read-aloud feature is helpful
- 💯 Good quality local journalism
- 🏠 Keeps users connected to hometown
- 🔄 Older editions available
- 📰 Digital version is solid
- 💡 Archive function is useful
- 👍 Well designed
- 📰 Supports local news
- 📰 Great morning read
- 📰 Good for travel
- 📰 Positive and balanced stories
- 📰 Beautiful photos

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Glitchy and finicky at times
- 🐛 Navigation issues
- 🐛 Word wrap problems in read mode
- 🐛 Clunky visual design
- 🐛 Difficulty reading articles all the way through
- 🐛 App doesn't always load correctly
- 🐛 Subscription cost is high
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Triangles in corners are annoying
- 🐛 Live article view doesn't work
- 🐛 Replica view requires page finding

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when tapping to read a whole article
- App crashes when entering account information
- Error when trying to sign up as a new subscriber
- Categories are all over the place
- Cannot read any articles without subscription
- App doesn't always load the paper, requires multiple tries
- Read mode is clunky, word wrap doesn't work
- Triangles in corners are annoying and unnecessary
- Live article view doesn't work
- Replica view requires finding subsequent pages
- Print can stay blurry in big block sections
- Force closes or crashes frequently

**Most requested features**

- Include local scoreboard with sports results and schedules
- More focus on young people and what they are learning
- Include junior reporters from high schools
- Dark mode option
- Better enlargement of print
- Always visible news page advance button

## Recent user reviews (10 of 64)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fairbanks-daily-news-miner/id482043412/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Paul

*2026-02-05, version 3.19.15*

Awesome

### 5/5 — Local news

*2025-12-24*

I like the local coverage and especially the weather/daylight  almanac

### 5/5 — Love the online version

*2025-06-23*

I have been using the FDNM app for several years without any major issues. Much preferred over a paper copy. Many times in the past I would walk down to the mailbox and the paper hadn’t shown up yet. Very frustrating! Now it’s always online and available for reading wherever I am (in Fairbanks or not). I like being able to email or text articles to myself or others easily. I hope FDNM continues to provide local news well into the future.
-Jackie D.

### 5/5 — Local news

*2025-02-09*

I like the local coverage and especially the weather/daylight  almanac

### 4/5 — Photos Are Great

*2025-01-28, version 3.15.00*

Pictures of wildlife and nature are always great. Also enjoy syndicated essays from George Will, Rich Lowery, and Victor Davis Hanson. Local scoreboard including sports results from all high schools and junior highs would be great, as well as schedules for games. Less about teacher and admin, more about our young people.what are they learning. Junior reporters from high schools?

### 5/5 — Getting  better

*2024-12-08, version 3.15.00*

Er

### 5/5 — Local news

*2024-11-28*

You can’t beat the daily coverage of the News-Miner It has improved immensely. I definitely recommend it.

### 5/5 — Great articles

*2024-10-28, version 3.15.00*

Love reading about our hometown!

### 5/5 — Local News

*2024-10-24*

Love reading the local news and sports every morning no matter where I travel!  Thank you for being there for our community.

### 5/5 — News paper app

*2024-10-08, version 3.15.00*

The news paper, and nice to read the paper where I lived for 62 years 🙏🏻✌️

## Frequently asked questions about Fairbanks Daily News

### What kind of news does this app provide?

The app provides news, business updates, and weather specifically for Interior Alaska. It also features award-winning sports and entertainment coverage from the region.

### What are the key features of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner app?

Key features include local news, business and weather for Interior Alaska, Dermot Cole's column, award-winning sports and entertainment coverage, classified advertising for real estate and automotive, and photos and videos from their staff.

### Is this app free to use?

The app is free to use, but it does display advertisements. There are no in-app purchases mentioned.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

This app is designed for residents of Interior Alaska and anyone interested in staying informed about local news, business, weather, and events in that specific region.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.35.13 — 2026-08-31

Great new features, including
- Audio support for background reading and integration with OS media controls, listen to your news on the go!
- Additional customization options for loading new editions

### 3.19.21 — 2026-02-12

- Improved stability
- General bug fixes

### 3.19.15 — 2026-01-20

- Improved stability
- General bug fixes

### 3.18.20 — 2025-05-27

- Improved offline reading to ensure the highest quality access to daily news.
- Improved overall stability
- Improved archive access

### 3.17.05 — 2025-01-27

- Improved stability
- General bug fixes

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