2012-07-05

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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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Group encourages boys to volunteer

. Young men are given opportunity to serve various nonprofit organizations


Growing from small conversations among mothers to an organization of 109 members, 13 philanthropies and about 2,000 hours of community service, the Boys Team Charity-Conejo Valley League has become wellestablished in its first year. “The overwhelming response in our community is more than we could have ever believed,” said co-president Kim Chopp. The league is part of Boys Team Charity […]

Eliminating pests the natural way



Pet of the Week



Five years of helping canines



Lifeline 4 Paws is celebrating its fifth anniversary. A nonprofit charitable organization, Lifeline 4 Paws is one of several humanitarian programs developed and operated by the Hogan Family Foundation Inc. Lifeline works with more than 100 animal rescue groups in California to provide veterinary assistance for abused, neglected, and abandoned dogs. One hundred percent of donations made to Lifeline goes […]

Let us hear your ‘tails’



The Acorn invites you to send your favorite pet story for publication on the Critter Corner page. We love our pets and want to give them the recognition they deserve. Send your pet story to: The Acorn, 30423 Canwood St., Ste. 108, Agoura Hills, CA 91301; email your tale to newstip@theacorn.com, or fax us at (818) 706-8942.

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