2015-01-15

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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.

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2015-01-15 E-Edition

New Agoura rec center opens to public



Lawsuit implicates school board member




A sex discrimination lawsuit filed last month against toy manufacturing giant Mattel, Inc. has called into question the behavior of Las Virgenes school board member Dallas Lawrence, who served as a vice president of corporate affairs for the El Segundo-based toy maker in 2013 and 2014. Lawrence, a 40-year-old Calabasas resident, was elected to the Las Virgenes Unified School District […]

Cougar attack leaves homeowner on edge




At least $1 million in taxpayer money will be spent to create a freeway underpass to protect local wildlife such as deer, coyotes, bobcats and mountain lions. If the animals are appreciative, they aren’t showing it. Four pygmy goats were killed on a residential property in rural Agoura near Paramount Ranch on Dec. 29, and video evidence suggests a big […]

Shots taken at hockey league

Tri-Valley founder comes underfire


The City of Calabasas said it plans to approve a new contract with Tri-Valley Roller Hockey League next month, but some members of the community say they aren’t happy with the league that plays at De Anza Park and have begun efforts to bring a new hockey program to the city. Tri-Valley’s contract with Calabasas dates back to 1996. Ned […]

Coats for a wintry day



Bold rescue at Century Lake Dam



A sightseeing hike to Century Lake Dam in Malibu Creek State Park took a turn for the worse for a group of hikers when they became stranded in the gorge amid rushing water and slippery rocks around 6:20 p.m. Sun., Jan. 11. A 24-year-old woman from North Hollywood and two men in their 20s visiting from Florida began suffering from […]

Grant for Oak Park High



Oak Park High School received a grant as part of a collaboration with Ventura County Community College District and other local school and business organizations. The three-year grant is funded by the California Department of Education’s Career Pathways Trust. The school received about $95,000 of the $13-million grant to support programs that will give students the skills they can use […]

FOR THE RECORD



The Jan. 8 editorial “Ahem, please cover that cough” incorrectly reported Paul Russell of Ventura County Public Health as saying this year’s flu vaccine is a good match for the strain circulating. The quote was taken from a 2013 press release. Russell left his position with the county the same year. In fact, this year’s flu vaccine is not a […]

Be rational when mountain lions come calling



There seems to be no shortage of voices in our community who are willing to speak up for the plight of the area’s tiny population of mountain lions. It’s probably a good thing that people have taken up the cause to save the animal, which is not on the endangered species list but whose habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains […]