2013-05-09

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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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Coyotes make history on volleyball court



Warriors, Lions winfirst-round matches



The Westlake and Oaks Christian high school boys’ volleyball teams advanced to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. The Warriors take on Redondo Union on the road tonight at 7 in a Division 1 match. “We’ve had big road games before,” Westlake head coach Doug Magorien said. “It’s going to be a very tough environment. We’re considered the […]

Strawberry festival turns 30 Jazz night kicks off summer in WLV



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Calendar



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Solve murder mystery at the museum



House concert benefits inmates



Russ and Julie’s House Concerts in Oak Park will host a benefi t concert for Jail Guitar Doors USA featuring guitarist Wayne Kramer and L. A. Americana band, Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls, at 8 p.m. Sat., May 11. Th benefit concert will have a potluck dessert buffet as well as two full sets of music. In 2007, Billy […]

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Chen named an American Pianists fellow



Former Oak Park resident Sean Chen, 24, was named the 2013 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellow of the American Pianists Association after a week-long event in Indianapolis culminating in a performance of Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Gerard Schwarz on April 20. The prize is valued at $100,000. During the two-year fellowship, […]

Canine capers at The Barkley



A PAW-FECT PERFORMANCE—Right, Monika Olsovska and her border collie, Arsi, demonstrate a trick at The Barkley Pet Hotel and Day Spa in Westlake Village on May 5. Above, Arsi shows she can dance, too. This is thefirst performance in the United States for Olsovska, a professional trainer who is a native of Slovakia. Following her performance, Olsovska, took questions from […]