2012-03-15

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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.

Archives

Local deputies partner with Nike in Baker to Vegas Challenge




Law enforcement officers and civilians gathered in the parking lot of the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station on March 7 to try on the complimentary running shoes they will wear in the 28th annual Challenge Cup Baker to Vegas Relay. The chall enge, set for April 21 and 22, is a 120-mile, 20-stage relay footrace that starts in Baker, Calif., travels […]

Field of dreams



Player’s can-do attitude inspires basketball teammates




Nadav Harari, an eighthgrade student at Lindero Canyon Middle School and a passionate basketball player with the Agoura Youth Basketball Association (AYBA), has been an inspiration to his teammates and coaches— but not just because he is a skilled player. Nadav, 14, shows prowess in the game despite having cerebral palsy. “When he was diagnosed at 5 months old, the […]

Triunfo won’t get representation




The Ventura Regional Sanitation District board of directors have denied a request by Triunfo Sanitation District to create a permanent position on its board. Last year, Triunfo leaders sought a permanent seat on the regional district’s board of directors to participate in negotiations that affect the management and staffing of their agency. Triunfo provides sanitation services for 31,000 people in […]

Offcials address earthquake preparedness



Sheriff’s Blotter



Agoura Hills A burglar stole a $ 500 navigation system, $300 iPad and other items worth $350 from a car parked near Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Carell Avenue March 5. A $13,000 motorcycle was stolen from the garage of a home in the 5900 block of Lake Lindero Drive March 4. Calabasas A vandal caused $1,500 in damage to a […]

Eyes open



The Sheriff’s Teenage Traffic Offender Program (STTOP) wants you to be the eyes and ears of the community. If you witness a case of reckless driving, call STTOP at (818) 880- 5420. To learn more, visit www.sttop.net.

Shooting at Calabasas Village



Sheriff’s deputies continue their investigation of a March 8 shooting at the Calabasas Village mobile home park. The incident in the 23700 block of Mulholland Highway occurred at about 7:30 a.m. and involved an apparent domestic dispute between a woman and her boyfriend. The woman’s son, Randy Robert Williams, a 57-year-old Calabasas resident, was arrested on a charge of assault […]

Westlake man guilty in foreclosure scam



John Marcus Desenberg of Westlake Village pleaded guilty March 8 in federal court to two counts of mail fraud involving a home foreclosure rescue scheme. Desenberg’s company on Hampshire Road in the Westlake portion of Thousand Oaks, Creative Lending Solutions, targeted distressed homeowners and told them he had investors willing to purchase their financially troubled properties, according to a statement […]

Beware prison phone scam



The Ventura County district attorney’s office is advising the public to be aware of a telephone scam where the victim is deceived into dialing the star symbol and two numbers—*72— before dialing the full number. This scam allows prison and jail inmates as well as other con artists to place collect calls that are billed to the victim’s phone account. […]