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Marin Independent Journal

Marin Independent Journal

by MediaNews Group

197 ratings
57 reviews
📡 News
Free

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Released
October 3, 2011
Updated
April 25, 2024

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MediaNews Group
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Access Marin's hometown newspaper digitally on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Enjoy local news, entertainment, sports, and business coverage exactly as printed, with a searchable archive of past issues.

✓Digital newspaper replica
✓Local news reporting
✓Entertainment and culture coverage
✓Sports and business news
✓Text-searchable archive
✓Includes ads and comics
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What users say about Marin Independent Journal

Reviews of Marin Independent Journal are mostly positive: the News app is rated 4.5/5 from 197 App Store ratings. What users like most: easy to use and navigate, excellent local news coverage. Top complaints: broken search functionality, intrusive ads, especially near obituaries. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Easy to use and navigate
  • 📰Excellent local news coverage
  • 📱Accessible anytime, anywhere
  • 📰Digital edition mirrors print layout
  • 📰Access to back issues
  • 📰Sharing and emailing articles is simple
  • 📰Good national news coverage
  • 📰Fair pricing
  • 📰Convenient for reading on various devices
  • 📰Intuitive interface
  • 📰Great for keeping up with Marin news
  • 📰Loads quickly
  • 📰Clear and bright color photos
  • 📰Good for iPad use
  • 📰Well-designed app
  • 📰Supports local papers
  • 📰Great balance of national and local news
  • 📰Can read news from home while away
  • 📰Good view of national and local news
  • 📰No newsprint ink on fingers
  • 📰Ability to highlight and read full articles
  • 📰Ads do not distract

Negative things

  • 🐛Broken search functionality
  • 🐛Intrusive ads, especially near obituaries
  • 🐛Single words broken with excess spaces
  • 🐛Scrambled text sections
  • 🐛Login can be tiresome and requires repeated logins
  • 🐛App randomly closes on iOS 14
  • 🐛Slow loading of previous editions since iOS 14 update
  • 🐛Text disappears and reappears
  • 🐛Not thrilled with staring at a lit screen early morning
  • 🐛Delivery issues with Sunday paper
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What's New in Marin Independent Journal

4.0.1

April 25, 2024

General Bug Fixes

User reviews

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Broken search

I can enter literally any search term and the most recent newspaper in the results will be 8/23/23. You can’t make search work? Seriously?
EEggiers

Local news

Love our local news and restaurant reviews.
Nnicolaann

My favorite morning newspaper

I really enjoy the local news and slants on sports and in particular the opinion section. Thanks for your daily reports.
DSDeal dawg speaks

Love the app

The app puts the newspaper at my fingertips anytime and anywhere
Mmnbcvbxz

It’s number 10

I like I.j newspaper very much
DFdark vader iam your father
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

6 issues

Search function not working, results are outdated

Bug

App randomly closes on iOS 14

Bug

Slow loading of previous editions since iOS 14 update

Bug

Text disappears and reappears

Bug

Requires repeated logins

Bug

Sunday paper delivery issues

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Requested Features

6 requests

Simplify login process

Feature

Update app for iOS 14 stability

Feature

Improve search functionality

Feature

Reduce intrusive ads

Feature

Fix text formatting issues (broken words, scrambled sections)

Feature

Improve Sunday paper delivery consistency

Feature

FAQ

What is the Marin Independent Journal app?

The Marin Independent Journal app provides a digital replica of the printed newspaper, accessible on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. It delivers all content exactly as it appears in print, including news, entertainment, sports, business, ads, and comics.

What kind of content can I find in the app?

The app features in-depth local reporting from the IJ's newsroom, as well as state, national, and world coverage. You'll also find local entertainment, culture, recreation, sports, business news, special sections, all advertisements, and the comics section.

Is there a cost to use the Marin Independent Journal app?

Based on the provided information, the app is available for free. There are no mentions of subscription fees or in-app purchases within the description.

What devices is the Marin Independent Journal app compatible with?

The application is designed to be printed on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. This indicates compatibility with Apple's mobile operating systems and devices.

Can I search for past articles?

Yes, the app includes a text-searchable archive of every issue published in the past 30 days. This allows you to easily find and revisit content from recent editions.