The Christian Science Monitor Is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Media, Journalism, Journalists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New England, Boston
- Date: November 28, 1908
Article abstract: The appearance of The Christian Science Monitor marked a major effort by a religiously sponsored publishing group to report news events in a style marked by scrupulously nonsectarian objectivity.
Summary of Event
The Christian Science Monitor published its first edition on November 28, 1908. Foremost among the paper’s creators was Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Christian Science religion. Eddy’s religious movement was based on a philosophy that exercised a significant influence on the paper’s nature and evolution.
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