2009-03-19

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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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Chef offers Passover cooking tips



A Passover cooking class with Executive Chef Peter Maher will be at 7:30 p.m. Tues., March 24 in the social hall at Temple Etz Chaim, 1080 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Maher will demonstrate food preparation for Passover. Attendees are invited to bring a favorite recipe to share. Admission is free. For more information or reservations, call Helene Phillips at […]

New recital hall showcases top young talent



The Thousand Oaks Philharmonic announces the opening of a new recital hall in the Paseo Marketplace at 3749 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Westlake Village. Principals at the Paseo Marketplace offered the site to the performing arts group in support of the Philharmonic’s mission to give solo performance opportunities to young artists in the region with the professional orchestra it sponsors. […]

Dancing an Irish jig for St. Pat’s Day



Late filmmaker’s movie at Westlake Twin



It was a dream come true. After years of working on a screenplay, Tom Nance saw his movie, “Sherman’s Way,” come to the big screen. He was surrounded by family and friends as he watched the film’s premiere in Hollywood last June. Unfortunately, Nance wouldn’t get to read the favorable reviews or see his movie at local theaters. On Sept. […]

French Nova Scotia band to perform Acadian music at Scherr Forum



Fresh Roasted concerts will present Grand Derangement, a music group from Acadia, in the Baie SainteMarie area of southwestern Nova Scotia, at 7:30 p.m. Fri., March 20 at the Scherr Forum Theatre, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. The six member French- speaking group from Nova Scotia blends traditional Acadian music, jazz and rock with Louisiana and Irish themes […]

‘Rainbow Fish’ coming to T.O.



Performances to Grow On will present "The Rainbow Fish" at 4 p.m. Sat., March 21 at the Scherr Forum in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. The show is based on the bestselling children’s book by Marcus Pfister and will be performed by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre. The book was adapted for the […]

Students embrace ‘Music Man’

Play Review

AUDREY TICKTIN/Special to The Acorn TERRIFIC WITH A CAPITAL ‘T’—Cast members from Lindero Canyon Middle School’s "Music Man" reflect a simpler time. From left: Jacob Tobias (Tommy); Julie Silverman (Zaneeta); Jordan Hobba (Marcellus); Evan Laffer (Harold Hill); Alexandra Goldmann (Marian); Erin Ticktin (Amaryllis); Kathy Steele (Mrs. Paroo); Kyle Lewis (Mayor Shinn); and Nitzan Navick (Mrs. Shinn). Ben Zacuto (Winthrop) is […]

Entertainers to help motion picture hospital



Mack and Jamie Comedians and classical musicians will join forces tonight to raise awareness for longterm care residents at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Calabasas. "Mack and Jamie" (Mack Dryden and Jamie Alcroft), a professional comedy duo, will open for the March 19 performance of "3 Redneck Tenors: A New Musical Adventure" at 8 p.m. at The […]

On responsibility



Big surprise! The Acorn editorialist writes again against education. No on textbooks. No on teachers. No on decent class sizes. No on school bond measures. No on school parcel tax. No on school funding from the state. You have made your position clear on schools, but I respectfully request fact checks before publishing. Even if the editorialist merely runs his/her […]

Editorial flop



We can only assume how full your inbox will be after the horrific editorial you published on March 12. Anyone who writes that “a good student will thrive whether he’s one in 20 or one in 30” clearly does not have a child in today’s public school system. Come spend a day in the classroom so we can give your […]