John Yemma, who was Editor of The Christian Science Monitor from 2008 through 2013 (see p. 26), has been in the news business since he was a freshman in college, where he was a sports reporter for his local paper. He says his interest in news started even earlier—it was his job as a newspaper carrier during the ’60s that sparked his fascination with current events.
This past fall I sat with John in his office, a converted conference space at one end of the Monitor newsroom. Covers of recent weekly Monitors covered the walls. As we chatted about his background, John mentioned that his discovery of Christian Science—which happened shortly after he met his wife—changed the way he thinks about “truth” in journalism.
JOHN YEMMA IN HIS OFFICE IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PHOTO CREDIT: MELANIE STETSON FREEMAN
