2004-06-04

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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

Enjoy ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ dinner and show



The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center will host a dinner and show package for their current production of "Fiddler on the Roof" on Sat., June 12 at 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. Featuring a pre-show catered dinner by May’s Kitchen of Simi Valley, this event will begin at 6 p.m. in the lower gallery for dinner, followed by an […]

Area softball league is announced



The Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District will offer Adult Slow Pitch Softball leagues for men and women this summer in Oak Park. Games will be played June 14 to Aug. 18 at Valley View Park, 100 Los Arcos Drive, Oak Park. The men’s league will play on Monday and Tuesday evenings; coeds will be scheduled to play Wednesday evenings. […]

Summer tourney draws 70 teams

Simi Valley Acorn Sports Writer

By Kyle Jorrey Simi Valley Acorn Sports Writer Four days. 131 games. 70 teams. What better way to kick off the dog days of summer than with America’s favorite pastime—and lots of it. As it has for the past 13 years, the Thousand Oaks Girls Softball Association (TOGSA) hosted its annual Memorial Weekend tournament, attracting scores of young athletes and […]

Porto still stresses the fundamentals at MPC



By Steve Ames Special to The Acorn Mario Porto and his fellow Moorpark College coaches only have four rules for the student athletes who play baseball for the Raiders: • Be on time. • Communicate. • Respect the game. • Work hard. "If you can’t follow those four rules, then you are in the wrong place," says Porto, who has […]

Pet Of The Week

Sponsored by American Veterinary Hospital

See ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at the park



The Gypsies in a Trunk theatre group will present "Beauty and the Beast" at 10:30 a.m. Sat., June 5 at Foxfield Park, 31965 Foxfield Drive, Westlake Village and repeat the performance at 4 p.m. in the amphitheater at Rancho Simi Community Park, at the corner of Erringer and Royal, in Simi Valley. Based on the original fairytale, the heroine Beauty […]

Chabad celebrates anniversary



Chabad of the Conejo will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a gala banquet and concert on Tues., June 15, at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The banquet will begin at 5:30 p.m. and be followed by a concert with Broadway entertainer Dudu Fisher in the Fred Kavli Kavli Theatre of the Performing Arts Center. The event will commemorate the […]

CHP enforces beach patrol



By Michael Picarella pic@theacorn.com The California Highway Patrol will be strictly enforcing all traffic and parking laws for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians that use various canyon roads this summer en route to and from beaches, according to CHP officials. CHP deployment will be increased during random weekends throughout the summer and especially during holiday periods, according to West Valley CHP […]

The Movie Nut



By Dave Workman "The Day After Tomorrow" Directed by: Roland Emmerich Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Emmy Rossum and Ian Holm Rated: PG-13 (mild, bloodless disaster-film violence, scenes of frozen corpses) Running time: 122 minutes Best suited for: Action/adventure and disaster flick addicts Least suited for: Environmentalists looking for a proper cause célèbre Acorn’s Rating Guide: Summer’s finally […]

Cancer talk



June is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and the American Cancer Society will discuss the disease from 10:00 a.m. to noon Tues., June 8 at Simi Valley Hospital, 2985 Sycamore Drive, Simi Valley, in the arbor behind the Simi Valley Radiation building. The event will include presentations by medical professionals about the latest in treatment, risk factors, screening guidelines and lifestyle […]