Reviews of The Patriot-News

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List of user reviews and ratings for The Patriot-News

Total ratings

4.50 (Rating count: 497)

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Review summary

The Patriot-News app is praised for easy navigation, robust local sports coverage, and a convenient mobile digital edition, but users frequently report reliability issues: slow performance, crashes, missing/misformatted content, wrong edition delivery, and trouble with subscriptions and support. Readability concerns on small screens are also noted.

Pros

Easy to navigate and customizable, making it user-friendly for older readers.
Strong local sports coverage and broad sections (Nation & World, Life).
Digital edition is accessible on mobile devices, enabling convenient online reading.
Positive format and layout, with praise for content such as Ravens coverage.

Cons

App is slow and sluggish; loading is unreliable and crashes can occur.
Online edition often has missing text or misformatted pages and isn6#39;t properly sized on devices.
Subscription and login issues prevent access; prompts to subscribe despite already having one; purchases not recognized.
Content delivery sometimes shows the wrong edition (e.g., Omaha edition) or no feed.
Difficulty contacting customer service; support lines and circulation contacts are hard to reach.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.00

All time rating average: 4.50

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50% (15)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-27	Jo*****	The online version of the article that I just read has missing parts of sentences and paragraphs that make parts of the article nonsensical. I had to refer back to the print article to figure out what the article was supposed to be saying.
The online version of the article that I just read has missing parts of sentences and paragraphs that make parts of the article nonsensical. I had to refer back to the print article to figure out what the article was supposed to be saying.
2025-04-15	73*****	I can get my paper on my tablet but not on my laptop. It will not accept my password. A week ago something happened and I had to call the help line. I had to call two separate times to get problem resolved It would be nice to deal with somebody in this country that speaks English. About to cancel my subscription of 40 years. Don’t need the hassle
I can get my paper on my tablet but not on my laptop. It will not accept my password. A week ago something happened and I had to call the help line. I had to call two separate times to get problem resolved It would be nice to deal with somebody in this country that speaks English. About to cancel my subscription of 40 years. Don’t need the hassle
2025-03-24	A *****	1. Love reading the paper on line, although I am old school and love the feel and smell of the paper and print. We do receive the Thursday and Sunday print edition….love, love!!! 2. The cartoons are larger in size and there are fewer comics in total (the Sunday Edition). I miss the inclusion of three cartoons per strip ( Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Guess I will need to catch up on some of my favorites throughout the week. 3. The overall content of your paper slants towards the LEFT to a great extent. Would appreciate more of an impartial view of the world in your political articles. You are no different than any metropolitan newspaper or national news source (radio and television). Kindly toss a bone my way and include something nice about a republican endeavor at least once in awhile. 4. Your coverage of local, high school sports is outstanding, Informative and interesting. You cover large and small high schools and give every sport appropriate reporting. I taught English at McDevitt for 38 years and when the leaves Fall, everyone hates us, but you provide plenty of excellent, praise-worthy pigskin reports nonetheless. 5. My favorite sections are Nation & World and Life. As a more mature lady, I read the front page of the paper first and then the obits, just to make certain my family and friends and past students and their families are still with us. All my favorite interests in life: books, movies, series, gardening and travel are contained in the Life section. I have been reading your paper for approximately fifty years when Hurricane Agnes decimated our dear city. I even remember when the ink you used made almost our entire family itch with some kind of allergic reaction. We scratched and read all together now! A Newsy Fan, Carole Scott Bush Retired Teacher
1. Love reading the paper on line, although I am old school and love the feel and smell of the paper and print. We do receive the Thursday and Sunday print edition….love, love!!! 2. The cartoons are larger in size and there are fewer comics in total (the Sunday Edition). I miss the inclusion of three cartoons per strip ( Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Guess I will need to catch up on some of my favorites throughout the week. 3. The overall content of your paper slants towards the LEFT to a great extent. Would appreciate more of an impartial view of the world in your political articles. You are no different than any metropolitan newspaper or national news source (radio and television). Kindly toss a bone my way and include something nice about a republican endeavor at least once in awhile. 4. Your coverage of local, high school sports is outstanding, Informative and interesting. You cover large and small high schools and give every sport appropriate reporting. I taught English at McDevitt for 38 years and when the leaves Fall, everyone hates us, but you provide plenty of excellent, praise-worthy pigskin reports nonetheless. 5. My favorite sections are Nation & World and Life. As a more mature lady, I read the front page of the paper first and then the obits, just to make certain my family and friends and past students and their families are still with us. All my favorite interests in life: books, movies, series, gardening and travel are contained in the Life section. I have been reading your paper for approximately fifty years when Hurricane Agnes decimated our dear city. I even remember when the ink you used made almost our entire family itch with some kind of allergic reaction. We scratched and read all together now! A Newsy Fan, Carole Scott Bush Retired Teacher
2025-03-10	Bi*****	I find it extremely difficult and frustrating to navigate.
I find it extremely difficult and frustrating to navigate.
2025-02-02	Ex*****	Your new format of the Patriot news is totally so wrong for today’s reader who I might add is not your most intuitive reader! You have confused me when I don’t want confused at 0600 in the morning. I’m interested in the news in the morning , not interested in how to navigate through all the what now when I see a blank screen then takes me back to the front page.
Your new format of the Patriot news is totally so wrong for today’s reader who I might add is not your most intuitive reader! You have confused me when I don’t want confused at 0600 in the morning. I’m interested in the news in the morning , not interested in how to navigate through all the what now when I see a blank screen then takes me back to the front page.
2023-11-05	Un*****	I hate the new format of the patriot news. It is hard to use an iPhone to keep up with all the news. There is no readily available section listing to look at specific topics. Not sure if I will renew when subscription runs out.
I hate the new format of the patriot news. It is hard to use an iPhone to keep up with all the news. There is no readily available section listing to look at specific topics. Not sure if I will renew when subscription runs out.
2021-01-05	ba*****	A bargain at any price! Quality journalism at its finest!
A bargain at any price! Quality journalism at its finest!
2020-12-04	De*****	Overall pretty good with a little glitch once in awhile.
Overall pretty good with a little glitch once in awhile.
2020-11-22	wi*****	Love it. Easy to navigate and get used to.
Love it. Easy to navigate and get used to.
2020-10-11	cv*****	I read the Patriot faithfully; have been doing so for a long time! PennLive is fine but I’ve been reading the paper for so long that I must have the e-paper. I could do without the obvious liberal bias; most of Central PA is conservative. We deserve at least a moderate tome. But what are we going to do?
I read the Patriot faithfully; have been doing so for a long time! PennLive is fine but I’ve been reading the paper for so long that I must have the e-paper. I could do without the obvious liberal bias; most of Central PA is conservative. We deserve at least a moderate tome. But what are we going to do?