In the New England autumn of 1908, her eighty-eighth year, Mary Baker Eddy launched a daily newspaper—The Christian Science Monitor. The object of the new publication: "to injure no man, but to bless all mankind." The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 353.
Ever since coming to light as a public figure, Mrs. Eddy had experienced much unfair criticism from the press. Many accused her of not being competent to lead the Church she founded; inaccurate reporting and innuendo dogged her steps.
Having endured the crucible of media opinion, Mrs. Eddy knew well how devastating the prevailing biased and slipshod reporting could be. So when she founded the Monitor her purpose was to provide a newspaper that would cover the news honestly, with compassion and humanity. Today, the Monitor continues to gain respect as an unbiased news source for readers all over the globe. To date, it is the winner of seven Pulitzer Prizes.
