2011-05-13

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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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College Corner

A strong finish to the school year

With just a few weeks left in the school year, final exams are looming. This is an opportunity for students to make one last push to end the year with the best possible grades. While test scores and a rigorous curriculum certainly matter, grades are the single most important factor in college admission. If you are a junior, these may […]

Forum looks at the power of ordinary people

How a few folks became agents for change

“Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things,” the story of how 30 individuals succeeded in forming a grassroots movement that got the first bill on global warming passed in the state of Washington, will be the topic of a community forum at 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 13 at the Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Road, Newbury Park. The guest […]

Take flight: Teachers go weightless



Northrop Grumman Foundation is accepting applications from public middle school math and science teachers through May 15 for the Weightless Flights of Discovery Teacher Development Program in Los Angeles. Teachers can apply online for the Sept. 26 flight. A maximum of 30 teachers will be chosen to participate. Selected teachers will participate in a full-day workshop several weeks before their […]

Moorpark High principal to lead Santa Su next year




Principal Jason Peplinski of Moorpark High School announced last week that he will leave at the end of the school year to take a principal position with the Simi Valley Unified School District. A Simi Valley resident, Peplinski will be the new head at Santa Susana High School, an arts and technology magnet school, beginning in the fall. “It was […]

Royal bands to perform



Royal High School will present two nights of year-end concerts at the Santa Susana High School performing arts center, 3570 E. Cochran St., Simi Valley. The three school jazz bands will present a night of jazz at 7 p.m. Tues., May 24. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The three school concert bands will perform a night of music from around […]

Crestview gets groovin’



Former state superintendent to address CLU grads



California Lutheran University will honor 690 students receiving bachelor’s degrees at the undergraduate commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Sat., May 14 in Mount Clef Stadium at the Thousand Oaks campus. The 534 students receiving master’s and doctoral degrees will be honored during the graduate commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Fri., May 13 in Mount Clef Stadium. Jack O’Connell, California’s former […]

Saved: ‘Superstar’ team turns show around

Blaring trumpets can’t keep this rock opera down


Although Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, what I saw at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center that evening was a resurrection. A production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” was being staged, and by the end of the first act, it was apparent the show was not going well. A powerful rock-opera rendering […]

The MOVIE Nut



“Thor” Rated: PG-13 I guess a viable premise goes a long way in a superhero flick. As a superhero, “Thor” ranks on my own personal list somewhere around 270, below “Flash” and below “Iron Man” (certainly since Robert Downey Jr.), below “Kick-Ass”—even below Battle Angel and Mighty Mouse. In other words, I have not been waiting for the premiere of […]

New West closes season with ‘Carmina Burana’



The final concert of the New West Symphony’s 2010-11 Masterpiece Series season will feature Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” at 8 p.m. Fri., May 13 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, and repeated at 8 p.m. Sat., May 14 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. The New West Symphony Chorus in its […]