2016-12-02

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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

Commemorating the attack, 75 years later



VFW Post 10049 Simi Valley will host a 75th anniversary Pearl Harbor Commemoration ceremony at 6 p.m. Wed., Dec. 7 at the VFW Museum of Military History, Simi Valley Town Center, Ste. 220, 1555 Simi Town Center Way. Original poster art and memorabilia from World War II that chronicles the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will be displayed. Simi […]

Running wild

CROSS COUNTRY /// CIF State Championships Underdog Royal girls’ cross country team battles at state meet in Fresno


Local high school cross country teams went up against the fastest runners in California at the CIF State Cross Country Championships last weekend in Fresno. “There were lots of fast runners,” said Oak Park sophomore Sylvia Cruz-Albrecht, who took fifth place in the girls’ Division III race. “It was quite an honor to run and compete against them. It was […]

Nonprofit taking donations



A local nonprofit is working to ensure that area families are able to provide toys and gifts for their children this Christmas. The Community Christmas Shoppe, a program of ACTION, is the organization behind this countywide holiday effort. More than 50 churches throughout Ventura County are contributing to setting up a local “shoppe” for families in need who have been […]

Redbird hosts annual pow-wow



Redbird’s 21st annual Blanket, Toy and School Supplies Drive and Mini-Powwow will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 3 in the Simi Valley Town Center Mall community room (center of the mall, upstairs from the main parking lot), 1555 Simi Valley Town Center Way. This family-friendly event will include Native American singing, dancing and drumming. Native American […]

Jolly Squad in sixth season



Over 90 dancers from Thrive Dance Center in Newbury Park comprise the Jolly Squad, volunteers who perform a 30-minute holiday song-and-dance show at community events and eight assisted-living facilities in Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks. The squad is celebrating its sixth season this year. These dancers of all skill levels range in age from 4 to 18. The Jolly Squad […]

Slugger recalls roller-coaster career

Drug abuse, health issues plagued Darryl Strawberry


Long before he became a Major League Baseball player in 1983, Darryl Strawberry battled the emotional scars of a painful childhood. Delivering a recent Sunday sermon at Camarillo Community Church, the 54-year-old retired outfielder known for his power in the batter’s box recounted growing up poor in South Los Angeles with an abusive and alcoholic father who beat him and […]

Fiction in a Nutshell



Once again we asked our readers — those with an active imagination and a knack for writing — to put their creative juices to work in The Acorn’s eighth annual Fiction in a Nutshell contest. The response was gratifying as more than 70 entries were submitted. The stories, limited to 100 words, covered a wide range of topics: science fiction, […]

Rotarians share Thanksgiving bounty



SHOPPIN’ IN THE RAIN



Pet of the Week



DOG OF MYTH—Apollo is a male Doberman pinscher. He enjoys being outside and is very friendly. If you would like to adopt Apollo, ask for ID No. A653576 at Ventura County Animal Services in Camarillo, 600 Aviation Drive. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so check www.vcas.us before visiting the shelter.