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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New color of money coming soon



What’s in your wallet? Starting in late 2003, the bills won’t all be green. To protect your hard-earned money from increasingly tech-savvy counterfeiters, the U.S. will issue new currency designs––with color. The $20 note will be the first to get new colors, and you’ll start seeing the new $20s in circulation in the fall. New designs for the $50 and […]

Participants of sailing fundraiser keep cool while helping the needy



By Lori Porter Acorn Staff writer On what was possibly the hottest day of the year, there was no better place to be Saturday than at the lake in Westlake Village where the Westlake Yacht Club presented its 10th annual charity Sail-A-Thon to benefit Casa Pacifica, the Santa Monica Bay Sailing Foundation and Create-A-Smile. The event, designed as a sailing […]

Filmmaker looks for answers about his brother’s death through motion picture



By Michael Picarella Acorn Staff Writer John Altobello III, 26, has written, produced and directed a short movie called "Brothers" that’s based on the passing of his older brother, Jeff, who died of an accidental drug overdose. The movie will premiere at the Breckinridge Festival of Film from Sept 11 to 14. For more information about the screening, visit the […]

Knowledge vital to watercraft users



Since being introduced in the early 1970s, personal watercraft (PWC) have increased in popularity. An estimated 1.3 million PWCs will ride waves on waterways this summer, outnumbering larger pleasure boats. Statistics show, however, that as PWCs become more common, so do PWC accidents on lakes and beaches. There were 2,562 PWC-related accidents that resulted in 50 fatalities and 1,924 injuries, […]

Three named to board



Veterans Park Conservancy (VPC) is a nonprofit community public/private partnership dedicated to the enhancement and preservation of 400 acres of public land in West Los Angeles established to honor the nation’s veterans. Recently they announced the election of three new members to the VPC board of directors: Glen McDaniel, Michele C. Coyle and Stanford E. Brown. McDaniel served as a […]