2010-04-29

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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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“Oceans”



Directed by: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud Starring: lotsa fish (narrated by Pierce Brosnan) Rated: G Running time: 84 minutes Best suited for: nature lovers, the environmentally conscious, the curious Least suited for: sushi addicts, corporate polluters, fisha-phobes, the uncaring Remember 2007’s visually stunning documentary “Earth”? Well, “Oceans” is quite similar, just wetter. In terms of cinematography, “Oceans” is a topnotch, […]

International live theater comes to Calabasas



Tickets have gone on sale for the California International Theatre Festival this summer, a celebration of theater from around the world in Calabasas’ own backyard. The festival—which is directed by longtime actress Linda Purl—kicks off July 17 and runs through July 25 and will offer performances in the Carlson Family Theatre at Viewpoint School and in Founder’s Hall at the […]

Conejo Valley artists to show paintings, sculpture



The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley will present an art exhibit, “New Works: ACCV and Friends,” with paintings of all media and sculptures, from May 6 through June 30 in The Galleria at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The show can be viewed daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is […]

Art for any budget at festival

Calabasas show to feature hundreds of artisans

The 13th annual Calabasas Fine Arts Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun., May 1 and 2 at the Calabasas Civic Center at 100/200 Civic Center Way and The Commons at Calabasas shopping center next door, adjacent to the previous Park Sorrento festival location. Admission and parking are both free. Hundreds of artists will […]

Dave Mason rocks the house



Whiskey club has good taste



Whisky Business, a whisky tasting club, will host its next tasting at 6 p.m. Fri., May 21 at Eric’s Restaurant, 495 N. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. The event offers anyone interested a chance to learn more about whisky in a relaxed setting. The tasting will focus on Scotch, a whisky made in Scotland. William Terry, general manager of Wades […]

Festival features bluegrass



The 50th annual Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun., May 16 at Paramount Ranch on Cornell Road near Agoura Hills. The event attracts thousands of traditional and bluegrass music fans who enjoy old time, folk and bluegrass music. Tickets for ages 18 to 64 are $11 online and $15 at the gate; for ages 10 […]

‘Autism Sings’ to light up The Canyon club



Thousand Oaks filmmaker Keri Bowers and Joanne Lara of Autism Movement Therapy Inc. will present “Autism Sings!”, a musical performed by artists with autism to benefit children with special needs, from 7 to 10 p.m. Wed., May 5 at The Canyon club, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. The house band for the evening will be Jack Mack & the Heart Attack. The […]

The Acorn Newspapers once again demonstrate award-winning form



The California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA) recently awarded 480 first- and second-place awards in its 2009 Better Newspapers Contest. The CNPA’s annual contest recognizes the outstanding journalistic achievements by California’s daily and weekly newspapers. Nearly 4,000 entries from newspapers across the state entered their best work in 28 categories and nine circulation divisions. The Acorn Newspapers’ award-winning photography team took […]