2008-12-26

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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

Police Blotter



On Dec. 17, an 18-year-old woman was arrested on a charge of shoplifting in the 200 block of E. Cochran Street. In the 2900 block of E. Cochran Street, an 18-year-old woman was arrested Dec. 18 and charged with receiving stolen property. On the corner of E. Los Angeles and N. Bridget avenues, an 18yearold man was arrested and charged […]

The Movie Nut



Most film critics have lists. The films we love and the films we don’t. To those of us weaned on science fiction, our lists are sacrosanct. Film fanatics will argue far longer into the night about our favorite films than about politics or sports or religion. Our lists are usually a lifetime in the making, and we closely scrutinize all […]

Christmas tree pickup offered through Jan. 9

Waste hauler will recycle trees for no cost

Waste Management of Ventura County will collect and recycle Christmas trees from Waste Management residential service customers during a twoweek period, Dec. 26 to Jan. 9. Trees will be processed into mulch for gardens and fuel for electricity. The free service is part of a larger effort to minimize the amount of waste associated with the holidays. According to the […]

He’s making his list …



Art of Being: Here’s to a happy ‘new you’



  "Life is a blackboard upon which we consciously or unconsciously write those messages which govern us. We hold the chalk and the eraser in our hand but are ignorant of this fact. What we now experience we need not continue to experience, but the hand which holds the eraser must do its neutralizing work." —Dr. Ernest Holmes How to […]

Man, 45, arrested for indecent exposure



A Lancaster man was arrested last Thursday after he allegedly committed a lewd act and exposed himself to multiple minors from the seat of his car. Louis Villanueva, 45, was arrested on two counts of indecent exposure and booked at Ventura County Main Jail. On Dec. 18 at 3 p.m., the Simi Valley Police Department received a call from the […]

Clean sweep for area softball squad



Tennis team excels at Indian Wells



Grace Brethren’s finest earn All-Frontier honors



For the past four months the Acorn has been covering many Grace Brethren athletes during the fall season. Some of those athletes were honored when the All-Frontier League lists were recently announced. Here are the Lancers that made the cut. Football Most Valuable Player, offense: Kevin Ramay. First-team offense: Gabriel Crooks, Travis Sproat, Max Leffler and Ryan Curnel. Second-team offense: […]

See the floats after the Rose Parade



Post Parade is a half-mile square park where the Rose Parade floats are exhibited for visitors to view up-close after the parade at Sierra Madre and Washington boulevards in Pasadena. This year, Post Parade will provide an additional day, Jan. 3, for viewing. Post Parade takes place rain or shine. General admission times are 1 to 5 p.m. Thurs., Jan. […]