2011-07-07

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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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Author to sign book about Jungleland



Jeffrey Maulhardt will sign copies of his new pictorial history book “Jungleland” from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat., July 16 at the Stagecoach Inn Museum, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. A wine tasting and book signing will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun., July 17 at 961 N. Rice Ave., Suite 1A, Oxnard. The book contains […]

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Students receive scholarships in construction industr y



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Westlake Women’s Club has new leaders



The Westlake Women’s Club elected 11 new board members on May 10. The board members were installed on June 14 by California Federation of Women’s Clubs’ immediate past president Vicki Holden of Long Beach. The new officers are Susan Chusid, president; Claudia Salfen, first vice president; Jeanne Edwards, second vice president; Peggy Glynn and Helene Ross, co-third vice presidents; Judy […]

New West Symphony trumpets benefit events

Unique fundraisers to run through August

For the fifth year the New West Symphony League presents a series of unique fundraising events, The Pleasure of Your Company. •The Diamond Necklace that Transformed Lives will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sun., July 17. The cost is $75. Hors d’oeuvres, wine and dinner will be provided. Thirteen women will share their experiences as joint owners of a […]

Pierik brings passion, experience as Y’s new director




Erin Pierik, the new executive director of the Conejo Valley YMCA, found her passion in life when she was just 15. Pierik began working for the YMCA as a swim instructor and lifeguard when she was a student at Royal High School in Simi Valley. After attending Cal State Northridge, she returned to the YMCA in 1998. In 2001 she […]

Galleria exhibits ‘Food 4 Thought’



The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley presents the invitational show “Food 4 Thought” from July 7 through Oct. 10 in the Galleria at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. An artists’ reception will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Sat., Aug. 20 at the Hillcrest Center. Many of the works feature food […]

Acclaimed artist named honorary chair of Thousand Oaks Arts Festival



The honorary chair for the eighth annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival will be acclaimed wildlife artist Wyland. The Thousand Oaks Arts Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Sept. 17 and 18 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., and The Lakes at Thousand Oaks, 2200 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. […]