KATU News Mobile 4+

What used to be a great app and my personal favorite now sadly isn't even worth the download as it's the worst app I'd say now out of all the Portland news stations. No landscape when it sort of worked. I deleted it then thought I give it another try but It just keeps telling me to touch here, touch the heart, swipe right to add content and doesn't do anything. I've tried multiple times it's just not worth it. I'm going back to other Portland news apps which are much better designed and easier to get around in. Whoever designed this did not make it user friendly at all .

[Amendment to my previous review below: All of my complaints have been dealt with and the latest version is pretty good. Landscape mode on the iPad finally works. The weather report is fixed and the app is stable and well organized. I have raised my rating to four stars. It would have been five but I cannot bring myself to reward KATU with the that high rating for finally doing what should have been done in the first place.]

This "update" is an unfinished Alpha version that somehow escaped into the wild. Landscape mode does not work (this is an iPad version not an iPhone version so this is unforgivable). The current temperature consistently displays a "?" In the weather section and there is not current forecast text. The app is simply not finished, so I would wait for a new version if possible. Unfortunately, I went with blind (misplaced) trust. Don't make my mistake.

KATU has an easy to use app without a lot of ads, and is good about reporting local news that OregonLive fails to cover.

Unfortunately KATU seems to be slowly and surely being biased towards the right. They are increasing their coverage of national politics with stories that are only on Fox News and other right leaning news organizations.

I will continue to use the KATU news app, but with caution, because it’s pretty obvious where they stand and what their agenda is. Too bad they can’t just report the news without trying to brainwash us.