Christian Science Monitor

Unlike other American dailies, the Monitor doesn't rely entirely on wire services like the Associated Press or Reuters for its news coverage. Currently, the paper itself has writers based in eleven countries around the world.

Despite the name, the editors of the periodical insist that neither is the Monitor a religious-themed paper, nor does it seek to promote a certain creed or doctrine. However, a single Christian article, called "The Home Forum[?]," has been published in every issue of the Monitor since its inception. This was said to have been a direct request from Mrs. Eddy herself.

Also said to be a request by Mrs. Eddy was that "Christian Science" always be included in the title of the paper. This was much opposed by some of her advisers who thought that it would not go over well with a secular community.

Shortly after Mrs. Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures was published, the book's popularity caught the attention of Joseph Pulitzer, a prominent member of the Jewish community. Mrs. Eddy was 86 years old at the height of her popularity and wealth, when Joseph Pulitzer launched a campaign to remove Mrs Eddy's estate from her through the pages of his newspaper, the New York World. He eventually persuaded some of her friends and her two sons to sue for control of her estate.

The New York World harassed Mrs. Eddy with continuous controversy to force the case to court, where it was eventually dismissed. In response to the hostile media treatment she recieved for her Christian beliefs, Mary Baker Eddy founded the Christian Science Monitor. She set as the Monitors goal "to injure no man, but to bless all mankind."

Joseph Pulitzer went on to endow the Pulitzer Prize for journalism. After his death, the Christian Science Monitor won this prestigious award seven times.

When compared to other major newspapers and journalistic magazines, the Monitor chooses to focus on the upbeat part of all the news that's fit to print. Anyone who slightly suspects a tad bit of sensationalism[?] in other news media when it comes to tragic occurrences and the overall evil happenings in this world would more than likely find a safe reclusion with the Monitor.

External Links

• Christian Science Monitor website (http://www.csmonitor.com/)