Democracy Now! Reviews

I can’t get DemocracyNow to play videos anymore. It might be because I updated iOS. Also, DemocracyNow doesn’t have short fast forward/buttons, which is a real flaw.

The news, however, is great. Watching (or reading or listening to the headlines every day would make anyone pretty well informed in just 10 minutes per day. I recommend the headlines to anyone who wants to be well informed, regardless of your political opinions.

The other segments are interesting and informative as well. They have an anti-war, pro human rights, pro-democracy, pro-choice bias, but are very informative. Everyone has a bias, so I’m not saying this is bad.

I am thankful that I can listen to the newscast on my way to work without watching the video. When I’m home, watching the video is great—they have incredible guests—but I don’t always have time so the number one thing I appreciate about DemocracyNow is that I can listen to the newscast without streaming video which eats up data.

Since I’m here a couple things I appreciate about Democracy Now in general: The news is not often something to celebrate, and hardly ever is it good news but I think being informed is one of the best choices a human living in this time can make. Democracy Now sites their sources, allowing the public to find information out on their own. Another really important thing I think people should do: their own research. Don’t just take what newscasters say for the complete truth! Besides the fact that they generally have a limited time to cover certain stories (you can always learn more) you should be able to confirm or deny what you’re being told. Democracy Now gives you the tools to do that. This transparency is why I continue to return to Democracy Now to keep up with current events. Thanks DM!

OK, DemocracyNow has really improved but there are still technical features that would be nice to have, such as notifications. However, it gets five stars for being the best news around. And Because I am seriously upset that DemocracyNow Store will not allow users to search for it. I’ve installed DemocracyNow three times now and each time I had to go and Google “democracy now app an Apple store” and don’t get my browser open the link in the Apple Store. It is apparently impossible to search for Democracy Now in DemocracyNow Store. It doesn’t matter if you write it exactly the way it is listed including the !, It will not come up and instead you get a whole bunch of useless news apps. I’m not going to speculate on why this is but I would like to know if DemocracyNow owner does know by any chance.

Democracy Now has become my go to source for quality unbiased thought provoking news.
Unfortunately, DemocracyNow does not have the same quality. I do love that I can listen to the entire broadcast when I miss it on the radio. However, I consistently experience DemocracyNow shutting down in the middle of my listening while on Wi-Fi, and some times can’t open it at all unless I delete DemocracyNow and reinstall it.
I give DemocracyNow 4 stars because I love listening to the broadcasts and their content.
If I were to rate the tech of DemocracyNow itself based on my experiences, I would have to give it a 2 or 3.

I love Democracy Now. Essential news source. DemocracyNow went without an update for a very long time. It wasn’t even optimized to fit on an iPhone X screen. Super glitchy too. So happy they’re updating it again. It finally looks normal on my phone. I hope the developers read this because they are doing a great job! There are still performance and smoothness issues but I will look past them. Just glad DemocracyNow is up and running again. Hope they keep providing continuous updates to keep DemocracyNow fresh. Good work y’all!

Don't look for a balanced approach to politics here. This is app is about bashing President Trump period. Too bad, how do people listen to this crap every day? Think for yourselves, you don't need this brainwashing app!!! Was hoping to find real discussions on issues affecting people on the street like me, you would think the President is the only thing that matters in the whole world. What about jobs, the economy, our states, our communities? I'm so tired of Trump is bad... who cares, vote him out next time, let's talk about something else. What policies are Democrats or Republicans introducing, what bipartisan bills are moving forward, what about the opioid epidemic, how are our states meeting the challenges facing its citizens. Why can't just one app get off the Trump derangement partisan train? Totally worthless one sided, tell people what they want to hear not what they need to know, garbage.

Exceptional integrity, with a no nonsense type of reporting that we haven't seen in over 30 years!

If the American people and people around the world were in a position to view this show, it would be a boon for the people who actually need information the MSM is not always reporting.

I thank Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzales, Narim (I do not want to misspell Narim's last name, my sincerest apologies, I attempted to look it up but cannot find the information on their website, sigh) for your steadfast dedication to bring incredibly important stories to light and never backing down!

My only complaint centers around its share capabilities. It’s easy to share a particular story, but how do I share the entire show? And why do I want to share the whole show? Because that’s the only way to share the musical break. I have to use my computer, copy the link for that day’s show and tell a friend to forward to minute 46 to catch the musical break. Please please please make your musical breaks separate just like the stories. Thanks.

DemocracyNow is great! It has a clear interface, and I love how I can choose to view video, listen to audio, or read a transcript. And that I can do these things either with an entire broadcast or by individual segment. I haven't encountered any other news/journalism app that is so flexible.

One improvement idea: Provide immediate user-feedback when tapping a button. For example, sometimes I don't know if DemocracyNow noticed that I tapped the Listen (headphones) button until audio begins playing several seconds later.

Really great source to get information about what is happening. From what I know, Democracy Now is not owned by any huge corporations...it is an independent organization. MSNBC, CNN, Fox and others are owned by corporations, so they tend to only cover what THEY want people to see. On the other hand, Democracy Now covers everything that the can, here in America and around the world. Delete all the main stream media apps and move to Democracy Now to get unbiased, and unfiltered news reports. Thank you to all of the people who are part of Democracy Now!

To be clear I give DN as an organization and a daily news show a 500 star rating and my review is purely app based--

I am a long time listener/watcher but I generally get my daily DN on the train listening via the iPhone app. Recently I have been consistently getting an error from DemocracyNow saying the Internet connection appears to be offline/no connectivity when I try to load the audio, even though my internet is working fine and I can load the video with no problems. I listen every day but this error is making it really difficult to do so, so if you could help out that would be much appreciated!!! Thanks for everything you guys do-

Steve

Good app. Although I often have my own oppinion about most stories, DemocracyNow has worked on my tablet, but I have not used it there since updating it to OS or IOS 14, but have since that update used it on my 7 plus phone, but it seems to freeze up when the video is turned on, and needs fixing. Just thought I would let you know just incase I am the only one that is noticing this. O by the way I am using voiceover. From Peter Earl Frandsen

When the (now referred to News Hour, on PBS) first broadcast it was a place to go for unbiased news. Something I’ve always been passionate about. It started at a time when reporters saw their work being stifled, in a time of misinformation, as we see today.
Because as a whole the US does not value this important information, they’ve been bought and paid for 🙁
Thank goodness you are here.
Thank You
Maureen

I am having problems with the most recent version of Democracy Now which I did not use to have? I have been dependent on this show for many years as a primary news source and like to watch it over listening to it however, as I watch it for a bit the sound just stops and the screen sometimes freezes and I have to keep pressing the arrow on the screen to continue to watch. It will happen over and over! I know it is not my I-phone (just got an 11) This is most annoying—can someone please help!Thanks, Andrea

Democracy Now provides the most unbiased news with no corporate interests involved. It is one of the only news sources that I trust.

I think DemocracyNow could use a little upgrading however. It’s not the most organized, and I am not sure how to find the war and peace report. But besides these issues it definitely does the trick and I know they are not rolling in money and doing the best they can.
10/10 would recommend :)

I am so glad DemocracyNow exists. I am able tinwatch the daily show so much more and It works much better for me than the ITunes video podcast. However I wish that I could have the option to download the video if I am going to leave my house (where it streams from the internet) and not finished listening. I also wish the audio for the video would keep playing when I need to access other things on my phone.

Democracy Now! is the best news agency I've found, by far. Their coverage is focused on being informative and educational, which is very rare in American media, these days.

As for DemocracyNow itself, it is easy to navigate and I appreciate the option to either watch or listen to the newscast, depending on one's data availability.

"Just say no" to corporate media and "yes" to this independent, nonprofit, refreshing source of actual news.

I really love this program, but wish the interface was updated to fit to the size of all sizes of phones. I wish DemocracyNow would be updated to fit screens of all phone sizes and the interface was a more organized/attractive.

DemocracyNow highly compliments the daily news program on Mind TV. I highly recommend DemocracyNow as the #1 news source for socially responsible, free-thinking and/or liberal Americans across out nation & abroad. Remember to donate what you can to the Democracy Now! team as often as you can, or consider making an ongoing monthly donation. It's more important now than ever as we fight to keep our nation for the people by its people!

Democracy now is consistently one of the best news sources out there. They stand alone as THE left of center news source. For being a source without millions in funding and ad revenue, I’d expect their app to not be the best. I was dead wrong, DemocracyNow allows you to easily read and navigate news articles. Thanks democracy now! Keep up the great work

Let's be clear, I use DemocracyNow every single day of my life and although the programming is somewhat repetitive and clearly leans to one political side, I love it. Im never able to watch the programming but listen to it podcast style in DemocracyNow . For what it is, a public radio app, it is decent and what it needs to be, but nothing more.

For someone who's been using DemocracyNow every single day for at least a year, I'd say there is two things DemocracyNow is really missing.(#1 especially)
1--a 15 second forward and backward button
2-- app memory that keeps your spot when you can't listen to the whole show and possibly tells you which shows youve listened to so you know which you may have skipped.

I would pay a monthly fee or "upgrade" to a "pro" version if there was one available in a heart beat. Since technically the public paid to create DemocracyNow I get why it's not amazing but I personally would invest a lot of money into an app that has more features, more content and works better!!

Make a better app option and the people will pay!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I have used several dissatisfying news apps for a long time and am so so glad I found Democracy Now! news app because it is the only in-depth investigative journalism of the truly important stories happening from around the world.

Even HuffPost fails to bring Democracy Now!'s substantive inquiries and intelligent selection of what actually matters or issues of actual human interest---stories injustice, violence, oppression, climate science, government corruption or lies, erosion of freedom, and absolutely no distracting newsfluff about celebrities or entertainment news.....

I love the Democracy Now! podcast, but I find DemocracyNow even more useful in its quickly available offerings of either print or video content. This will be DemocracyNow I tell many more friends about in person or on Facebook. I have always absolutely loved the show and even scheduled some appointments so I can drive while listening and have always told my clients and friends to watch on PBS or listen on Pacifica radio, but people just kind of look at me blankly because they don't really intend to follow those urgent advice moments.... so now I'll just tell them to get DemocracyNow and they will easily see what I'm talking about.

OK, DemocracyNow has really improved but there are still technical features that would be nice to have, such as notifications. However, it gets five stars for being the best news around. And Because I am seriously upset that DemocracyNow Store will not allow users to search for it. I’ve installed DemocracyNow three times now and each time I had to go and Google “democracy now app an Apple store” and don’t get my browser open the link in the Apple Store. It is apparently impossible to search for Democracy Now in DemocracyNow Store. It doesn’t matter if you write it exactly the way it is listed including the !, It will not come up and instead you get a whole bunch of useless news apps. I’m not going to speculate on why this is but I would like to know if DemocracyNow owner does know by any chance.