Columbus Dispatch: Local News

Name: Columbus Dispatch: Local News
Rating: 4.3 (2284 reviews)
Author: Gannett

Breaking News + eNewspaper

Free · In‑App Purchases

2.3K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

News
Developer

Gannett
Language

EN
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Size

170.3
MB

The Columbus Dispatch is your top source for breaking news in Columbus and Ohio. Stay informed with our in-depth coverage, timely updates, and comprehensive reporting on the stories that matter most to you. From local events to statewide issues, we are committed to delivering the news that impacts your community. We’re here because we believe that local journalism is valuable – from simple things like weather reports that let you know you’ll need a jacket today to in-depth investigations and the latest news right on the app. We’re our community’s trusted storytellers. We’re here for it. WHAT WE’RE ALL ABOUT: • Impactful insider coverage of Ohio politics that keeps your state, county and city governments in check. • Journalism that makes our neighborhoods better by celebrating the good, solving the bad, and investigating the ugly. • Unparalleled coverage on the latest news on growth and development in central Ohio, including Ohio's Intel Project. • Sports coverage for locals, by locals, analyzing the Blue Jackets, the Crew, Ohio State University, and high school sports programs. • Sports analysis from our reporters in the newsroom delivered via text message. • App features like real-time alerts, challenging puzzles and lively podcasts, a personalized feed, the eNewspaper, and more. APP FEATURES: • Real-time breaking news alerts • A personalized feed on the all-new For You page • Lively podcasts with hosts who are connected to the pulse of our city • The eNewspaper, a digital replica of our print newspaper Subscription Information: • The Columbus Dispatch app is free to download, and all users can access a sampling of free articles every month. • Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information. MORE INFORMATION: • Privacy Policy: https://cm.dispatch.com/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://cm.dispatch.com/terms/ • Questions or Comments: mobilesupport@gannett.com

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

2.3K Ratings

Latest enewspaper section is an improvement.
Mar 17

logician13
The zoom in and back out behavior is working pretty well, so now I can stay in swipe mode as I navigate through the e-edition. it can get out of sync, but I'm learning hitting the swipe button again usually gets it back in sync. I also really appreciate that if I accidentally hit a button that takes me out of the enewspaper, resuming now picks up where I left off instead reloading and taking me to back the front page.
Latest enewspaper section is an improvement.
Mar 17

logician13

The zoom in and back out behavior is working pretty well, so now I can stay in swipe mode as I navigate through the e-edition. it can get out of sync, but I'm learning hitting the swipe button again usually gets it back in sync. I also really appreciate that if I accidentally hit a button that takes me out of the enewspaper, resuming now picks up where I left off instead reloading and taking me to back the front page.
Columbus Dispatch app tough to use
01/30/2022

JerryinHilliard
I will start with a positive comment. I very much enjoy their content. As a long time resident and supporter of the Columbus region, I feel the coverage, from politics to community needs, its all good coverage. My negative is simply that their app and customer support is very lacking. Customer support is only available by phone, and then when you finally reach someone, they will tell you that they do not support the online services of the Dispatch. The app has a very limited Q&A section.Their chat feature, once you find it on the full Dispatch web site (not within the app), only deals with delivery and subscriptions for the paper deliver service, not online service! Frustrating. Anyway, I hope they figure this out. Online delivery of the news is their future, whether they want to face it or not. Good luck Dispatch!
Columbus Dispatch app tough to use
01/30/2022

JerryinHilliard

I will start with a positive comment. I very much enjoy their content. As a long time resident and supporter of the Columbus region, I feel the coverage, from politics to community needs, its all good coverage. My negative is simply that their app and customer support is very lacking. Customer support is only available by phone, and then when you finally reach someone, they will tell you that they do not support the online services of the Dispatch. The app has a very limited Q&A section.Their chat feature, once you find it on the full Dispatch web site (not within the app), only deals with delivery and subscriptions for the paper deliver service, not online service! Frustrating. Anyway, I hope they figure this out. Online delivery of the news is their future, whether they want to face it or not. Good luck Dispatch!
E-Edition is not user friendly
03/14/2021

Used to love the Dispatch
The most recent version of the E-Edition is very clunky and difficult to navigate. With prior version, you just double clicked on a story, and it would pull up the story, and you could “X” out when done and it would take you back to the same page you were just on. Also, you used the back and forward arrows to turn the pages. Easy and made sense. Still can’t figure out this new version, even after reading the tutorial. Can’t figure how to view the entire story, and get back to the previous page. Also, the back and forth arrow keys take you to the home page of the app, they don’t turn the pages. Also, the pages are too small to read, or if you enlarge them, they too big and can only view part of the page at a time. Please fix this, reading the paper shouldn’t be so difficult and stressful. Can’t even imagine how it difficult it is for for those who are less computer-literate than I am.
E-Edition is not user friendly
03/14/2021

Used to love the Dispatch

The most recent version of the E-Edition is very clunky and difficult to navigate. With prior version, you just double clicked on a story, and it would pull up the story, and you could “X” out when done and it would take you back to the same page you were just on. Also, you used the back and forward arrows to turn the pages. Easy and made sense. Still can’t figure out this new version, even after reading the tutorial. Can’t figure how to view the entire story, and get back to the previous page. Also, the back and forth arrow keys take you to the home page of the app, they don’t turn the pages. Also, the pages are too small to read, or if you enlarge them, they too big and can only view part of the page at a time. Please fix this, reading the paper shouldn’t be so difficult and stressful. Can’t even imagine how it difficult it is for for those who are less computer-literate than I am.
Not all changes are good
01/31/2021

VulcanDragon
The new app seems zippier, but has made some bad trade offs. Most notably, when you tap to read an article, the article only fills the bottom half of my iPad; the top shows a shrunken and largely useless image of the page. That is not what I need in that moment, let me use my full screen to read the article like the old app did. And let me read the ENTIRE article to the end, not just the part on that page! Also, you removed the ability for me to change the font size to my tastes (I prefer it larger than the default), as pretty much all e-readers have allowed forever. Restoring these features would make this a much better app, the old app had them and it was a mistake to remove them. (I also miss dynamic view a little, but that’s not a show stopper...I tended to use the standard view more anyway.)
Not all changes are good
01/31/2021

VulcanDragon

The new app seems zippier, but has made some bad trade offs. Most notably, when you tap to read an article, the article only fills the bottom half of my iPad; the top shows a shrunken and largely useless image of the page. That is not what I need in that moment, let me use my full screen to read the article like the old app did. And let me read the ENTIRE article to the end, not just the part on that page! Also, you removed the ability for me to change the font size to my tastes (I prefer it larger than the default), as pretty much all e-readers have allowed forever. Restoring these features would make this a much better app, the old app had them and it was a mistake to remove them. (I also miss dynamic view a little, but that’s not a show stopper...I tended to use the standard view more anyway.)

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