2003-08-14

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'Paywall' removed

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.

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Volunteers sought to help others



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Sufferers should avoid the triggers of asthma



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Program encourages women to care for their bones



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Upgrade of cable TV to cause service interruptions



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Senses play role in guiding those suffering from ‘diabetic neuropathy’



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Get rid of moles humanely



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Tips offered to keep pets safe in heat



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Yacht clubs to help Maritime Museum



All seven Ventura County yacht clubs will host a traditional New England lobster clambake and barbecue from noon to 6 p.m. Sat., Aug. 23 at Fisherman’s Wharf in Channel Islands Harbor, at the corner of S. Victoria Avenue and Channel Islands Boulevard in Oxnard. The event is a benefit for the Ventura County Maritime Museum. Free admission to the event […]