2010-06-17

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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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Housman’s hoops journey comes full circle

Calabasas grad spending his summer with L.A. Lightning

Drew Housman never heard of the Los Angeles Lightning. “I thought it was an adult league team,” he said. “I didn’t know.” The former Calabasas High boys’ basketball star, who plays pro ball in Israel, has spent the past few weeks lighting up scoreboards for the Lightning, a semipro basketball team based in Thousand Oaks. So far, Housman’s International Basketball […]

Area athletes, coaches say dads play a huge role in sports

Father’s Day salute

Fathers can be found in neighborhood parks, playing catch with their sons and daughters. They’re on the sidelines coaching. They’re in the stands or behind the dugout videotaping games. They’re cheering, always. With Father’s Day approaching, area players and coaches shared stories about their fathers— or being dads. Brett Hall played for her father, Rob, on the Oak Park High […]

Flawless season for Oak Park lacrosse club



Golf standout Kang named All-American



Former Westlake and Oak Park high school standout Danielle Kang earned honors for a stellar freshman season on the Pepperdine women’s golf team. Kang is a Golfweek All-American second-team selection. She also earned All-Freshman honors. After graduating early from Westlake, Kang enrolled at Pepperdine in January and played in six tournaments. She won her second collegiate tournament, the Bruin Wave […]

Big results from young track stars



Gino Colella of Westlake Track Club pole vaulted 12 feet, 4 inches at the Southern California United States Track & Field Junior Olympics in Norwalk. Colella, an eighth-grader at St. Jude the Apostle School who will attend Westlake High in the fall, won the boys’ event by 3 feet, 6 inches. His performance was the third-best mark in the nation […]

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