Poughkeepsie Journal User Reviews

Name: Poughkeepsie Journal
Rating: 4.31153 (581 reviews)

Poughkeepsie Journal

Gannett

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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Poughkeepsie Journal. Based on 581 reviews and a 4.3/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 6 negatives reviewers mention most about this News app.

Positive things

🚀Great communication method
👍Excellent
👍Improved online content
👍Prefer online version over print
👍Great local news source

Negative things

🐛Formatting issues with e-newspaper
🐛Frequent freezing and crashes
👎Difficult to navigate
👎Worse than previous app
👎Lack of local sports coverage
👎Forced ads and commercial breaks

Top reviews

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PJ is a great communication method

This newspaper has kept me up to date and informed in a great way for many years. I have muddled through the many changes knowing that the purpose of this forum is to get the news to as many people as possible in a moral and fair way. I am now living in another state and still go to the PJ for daily news.

LLLearner71

6 months ago

Pojo

Excellent

Kat Abby

7 months ago

Finally a better way to view online content!,

Switching to your latest took a LONG time but much better than earlier.
My main complaint however is the lack of reporting local sports and results. We have a Division I program in Marist college and a number of top notch high school sports programs in the mid-Hudson valley…..but almost no coverage.
Come on!! I know the Journal is now owned by Gannet which is a national company and we get access to USA Today. That’s great but disappointing you can’t cover local teams better. Even when they have success in state tournaments the coverage is pretty sparse. Just saying!

zeke6872

7 months ago

Electronic

Just changed to the online version of the Journal. I like it much better that the paper delivery.

R John R

a year ago

Don’t get rid of the “Print” Version

Your updated app dose NOT format properly. Please do not take that away. Keep it as an option. Your updated version may have some improvements but the e-newspaper function is not good. Does not format the same as the previous app. Please keep the Print version available.

Mlomuscio

a year ago

Finally a better way to view online content!,

zeke6872

a year ago

Pomo print version

Please fix the e print version. A black page and it freezes in the USA Today section.

Popstel

2 years ago

House fire in Salt point, Woman and child perish.

Very disappointed that you apparently didn’t find this news worthy. It was a terrible experience for police and fire service, yet nothing in our local paper.

Blth857

2 years ago

Worst site ever

Nothing works. You can never find the area to report a delivery issue

Jay and Gee

2 years ago

Previous app was much better

“0” Star but not an option. This new app is not reader friendly at all. It is unsteady on the iPad screen and hard to magnify the article you want to read. This is not an improvement at all. I used to be able to use my iPad screen to magnify while reading, not working on this new app. Advertisements at every opening, just horrible. Give us the option to stay on the previous app until developers stabilize the reader view so we are not getting impatient and cancel subscriptions.

Santagate3

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, Thank you for using our app and providing your feedback. We have resolved the eNewspaper pinch and zoom issue you have identified, and your comments played a part in it. We care about our readers, and work very hard to build the best news experience for you. Please email us at USATODAYmobile@USATODAY.com if you are still experiencing any issues. Thank you.

Pomo print version

Please fix the e print version. A black page and it freezes in the USA Today section.

Popstel

2 years ago

It mostly works

Frequently freezes in enewspaper mode for several seconds. Sometimes looses access to local paper or to US News. Sometimes just hangs and a forced stop is needed. This is on an iPad.

Dny55533555

2 years ago

USA Today

Why can’t I open it suddenly

Sandyscalz

3 years ago

Tricky

It’s not as easy to use as before the changes. Still haven’t figured out how to send an article to someone. Can’t get the print big enough to read. Just do not like what you did,

Annie 07

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, Thank you for using our app and providing your feedback. We have resolved the eNewspaper pinch and zoom issue you have identified, and your comments played a part in it. We care about our readers, and we work very hard to build the best news experience for you. Please email us at USATODAYmobile@USATODAY.com if you are still experiencing any issues. Thank you.

Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new s

Update : another difference between the Poughkeepsie Journal Print edition app and this Poughkeepsie Journal app is that this app allows pop up ads even when in the Print Edition selection. The pop ups linger on the screen (blocking content) for 10-20 seconds before an X appears to close out the ad. Effectively, these are forced “commercial breaks” when reading the paper you have purchased. This is also likely the reason readers are being forced to this app. While the pop ups are infrequent now, I am sure they will become more frequent. While I am not happy about it, I also recognize that financial support for our 4th estate is essential. As long as the reporting quality is maintained I can live with this.

This app is terrible for iPad. Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new standalone app. Every time I see that message (and it pops up EVERY time I switch screen) it makes me think it’s time to cancel my subscription! Update- if you try to change settings on e-edition app you lose access to the app all together. Then you have to use the unusable app for iPad. An absolutely unusable app!

Maryd1961

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, Thank you for using our app and providing your feedback. We are currently working on investigating the eNewspaper issue you have identified and hope to have a quick resolution. We care about our readers, and we work very hard to build the best news experience for you. Please email us at USATODAYmobile@USATODAY.com if you are still experiencing any issues. Thank you.

Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new s

This app is terrible for iPad. Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new standalone app. Every time I see that message (and it pops up EVERY time I switch screen) it makes me think it’s time to cancel my subscription! Update- if you try to change settings on e-edition app you lose access to the app all together. Then you have to use the unusable app for iPad. An absolutely unusable app!

Maryd1961

3 years ago

Difficult to navigate

Pages loaded and then went away and reloaded and ad popped up before I could sign in.

Colfny54

3 years ago

Response from developer

Previous app was much better

Santagate3

3 years ago

Response from developer

Keep original e-edition app and stop asking me to switch to new s

Maryd1961

3 years ago

Terrible update

The e-newspaper is unusable. Can’t use my fingers to zoom. Navigation is awful. Don’t get rid of the original app. Put an option in the original app to not ask to use this awful update.

Mlomuscio

3 years ago