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The Civic Press for Local News Screenshots

iPhone

About The Civic Press for Local News

The Civic Press allows you to report on real issues and events that affect you, so that others around you are more informed. Likewise, you also can know when something important or newsworthy is happening near you. The Civic Press lets you be a more informed citizen in your community.

* Report Issues from Anywhere
News happens all around us. It might be a house on fire down the street, or a car break-in from last night. Report real issues affecting your community!

* Know What is Going On Around You
Users, just like you, are always posting about issues that happen near them, so you'll know exactly what is happening around you.

* Be Part of Something Big
Participate in what is happening around you anytime. Know exactly what's happening, share your insight and thoughts about your community to others.

What's New in the Latest Version 2.0.4

Last updated on Sep 19, 2020

Old Versions

* We added a brand new theme for version 2.0 that is colorful and clean and focuses on the content.
* We also added multiple reputable news sources to pull news from to inform you about your neighborhood, city, state and our country!

Version History

2.0.4

Sep 19, 2020

1.4.0

Mar 3, 2020

You asked, and we listened!
* We removed Phone-based authentication since some users believed it was intrusive. We're using industry-standard authentication mechanisms and offer users the choice to login with Apple Authentication (for those who care about their Privacy), Google, Facebook and E-Mail Authentication.
* Lots and lots of Bug fixes

1.3.1

Nov 20, 2019

* Introducing Cesi, the lovable news bot thats gets news reports that affects you and your community
* Changed the voting structure to push up more relevant information to the various scopes
* Added a Browser view for users to view links in an internal browser
* Bug Fixes!

1.2.1

Nov 5, 2019

* Introducing LocalChat: Check with your neighbors around you on issues that affect you
* Added the ability to notify users when something happens near them, when it happens, if they request it.
* Fixed bugs

1.1.5

Oct 20, 2019

* Added the ability to share reports to your friends
* Bug Fixes

1.1.4

Sep 25, 2019

* Bug fixes
* unified the user experience for anonymous users

1.1.3

Sep 20, 2019

* Bug Fixes and fix to the crashes that were happening sporatically
* Fixed how images are loaded and simplified the logic so they load faster.

1.1.2

Sep 17, 2019

* Fixed bugs with the app crashing, and image resize issues
* Cleaned up UI and made it more user friendly

1.1.1

Sep 12, 2019

* Added ability for users to change their Community
* Added ability for users to know exactly where they are
* Fixed bug with Comments Page not refreshing after user posts a comment
* Cleaned up Comments UI so it is cleaner
* Fixed all notifications so they are clear and appear on top
* Bug Fixes

1.1.0

Aug 29, 2019

* fixed bugs
* Automatically upvote posts and reports when a user creates then
* Automatically let's users know if a post is unreliable it reliable

1.0.11

Aug 27, 2019

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