2017-11-02

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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.

Archives

Four new Eagle Scouts take flight

Connor Burns, William Fritz, Bailey Man and Nicholas Mrachek, members of Boy Scout Troop 127 from Agoura Hills, celebrated earning the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor held in August at Juan Bautista de Anza Park, Calabasas. Over 150 family, friends and local dignitaries attended the ceremony. The four Scouts are recent high school graduates. Over the […]

Scout project completed

DIG IN—Devin Roser, right, of Boy Scout Troop 127 in Agoura Hills, completes his Eagle project of replacing the old log benches at the fire pit at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Devin purchased new cedar logs to use instead of the benches. The project included repairing an old fence,filling in pot holes on the […]

YMCA holding clothing, toy drive for foster kids

The Southeast Ventura County YMCA and Sports Academy have launched a clothing drive through November to provide new and gently used clothing and new toys for children in foster care. The drop-off points are the Y’s four branches: Triunfo YMCA, Conejo Valley YMCA, Miller Family YMCA of Newbury Park and Simi Valley Family YMCA, as well as Sports Academy at […]

Local TV star hosting cancer benefit



On the daytime TV series “Days of Our Lives,” Brady Black is a troubled character who battles drug abuse and frequently changes romantic partners. But in real life, Eric Martsolf, the actor who portrays Brady, is a down-to-earth family man. The Thousand Oaks resident has been married to Lisa Kouchak since 2003, and they have 11-year-old twin boys. The soap […]

Calendar

THURS., NOV. 2 Thousand Oaks Stamp Club 6:30 to 730 p.m. at Goebel Adult Community center, 1385 E. Janss Road, T.O. Contact: Rick McHenry. Phone: 805. 405.4566. Student Fall Dance Concert 7 p.m. today and Friday at Calabasas High School PAEC, 22855 W. Mulholland Hwy. Tickets: $12 students, $20 and $25 adults. Web: https://performingarts.lvusd.org. Business-Professional Women Of Conejo Valley 7 […]