2002-11-28

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The new millennium has been a transformative time for newspaper publishing.

Changing reader habits and the advent of new technology have placed big demands on companies in the print news business.

The Acorn and its parent company, Times Media Group, understand that their biggest responsibility is not only the delivery of credible, relevant information in a timely fashion, but making sure residents have easy access to the publication when stories become available.

That’s why we’re super excited about the news being shared today.

Following a five-year stretch in which Acorn readers were given the option of purchasing online subscriptions to the paper, that so-called “paywall” is coming down.

“Mr. Publisher, tear down this wall,” the late President Ronald Reagan might have once said.

And so we did.

Starting immediately, all online content from our five Acorn publications will be available at no charge to the reader, meaning a paid subscription is no longer required to click and read articles. The weekly Acorn has always been delivered to your driveway at no cost—that more than 40-year tradition will continue—and from now on The Acorn on the internet will be free as well.

Why the change?

The Acorn is your community newspaper, and we want to make sure it stays that way. We believe it’s important that residents feel a connection to the stories we write and also learn about the businesses that advertise in their community. The absence of a paywall is the best way to ensure this free-flow of information remains.

We also invite readers to sign up for the new, easy-to-read Acorn newspaper e-edition delivered weekly to your e-mail. Viewed on mobile, desktop or laptop, the pages are super easy to navigate and, free, just like the print paper.

Local journalism is first gear in the engine that drives America’s free press, and a free press it shall be.

Archives

Lions beat Banning, will host St. Monica

Acorn Staff Writer

Lions beat Banning, will host St. Monica By John Loesing Acorn Staff Writer After last week’s 42-6 romp over Banning, it’s time to get serious for the Oaks Christian football team. OCHS (10-1) hosts St. Monica at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the second round of the California Interscholastic Federation Division XI playoffs. While Oaks Christian was demolishing Banning (3-8), St. […]

Sports Junkie

Quick Take

The San Francisco Giants’ front office displayed incredible stupidity by not renewing Dusty Baker’s contract. There was a personal issue between them, but the last time I heard, getting to the World Series is about winning. Baker is a winner. Now, ostensibly, the manager of the Giants will be their great left-fielder, Barry Bonds. His title may not say so, […]

Westlake to play Paso Robles after CIF football win

Special to The Acorn

Westlake head football coach Jim Benkert and his fellow coaches knew it would be a busy weekend and a short week of game preparation. But on balance, the tradeoff is that the Westlake Warriors (9-2 overall) of the Marmonte League are in the second round of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Division IV football playoffs. After beating the […]

Warriors defense continues to improve during postseason

Acorn Sports Writer

This year’s Westlake football team has shown improvement on defense each week all season and third-year defensive coordinator Mike Leibin and head coach Jim Benkert continue to be pleased with the progress the Warriors defense is making as the team heads into the second round of the playoffs. "We knew we had athletes going into the season," Leibin said. "The […]

Westlake loses in Southern Section volleyball title match

Acorn Sports Writer

The Westlake girls’ volleyball team reached the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Division II-AA finals where the Warriors were defeated in three straight games by Newport Harbor at Cypress College last Saturday afternoon. Westlake (22-4) reached the finals as the No. 2 seed in the division, but Newport Harbor (25-6), which had lost in the CIF finals a year […]

Young golfer is finalist



Chris Severn, 12, a student at Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park, recently returned from competing in the national finals of the Junior Golf Skills National Championship hosted by the Golf Channel in Orlando, Fla. The competition took place at the Celebration Golf Course just outside Disney World on Sat., Nov. 2. Each of the 18 finalists from the […]

Pet of the Week



Common household items can poison pets



Thousands of dogs and cats needlessly suffer and many die each year by accidental ingestion of household poisons, including pesticides, popular houseplants, medication and common foods. The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, the only animal poison center in North America, offers advice to pet owners about the many household products that can be dangerous and even deadly to their four-legged […]

Sheriff’s blotter

Agoura Hills


Agoura Hills Rock damage to a business window and door in the 5100 block of Kanan Road was $500 after the attempted burglary of a business at 3:30 a.m. Nov. 14. The suspect(s) were unsuccessful in stealing anything, but at 3:24 a.m. that same morning at the same location, another business door was broken ($500 loss) and $3,000 in computer […]

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