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The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its websiteweekly magazinedaily news briefingemail newsletters, and mobile site.

The Monitor is global, both in practice and in spirit.

In an era when the mainstream media has narrowed its lens, we're convinced readers yearn for the opposite. This global perspective comes naturally; the Monitor's founder, Mary Baker Eddy, explained our mission this way: "To injure no man, but to bless all mankind."

While we may not land on the doorstep or in the inbox of all mankind (though we’d like to), our aim is to embrace the human family, shedding light and understanding with the conviction that truth is the beginning of solutions. This conviction has served our readers and story subjects well over the years, winning us seven Pulitzer Prizes and more than a dozen Overseas Press Club awards.

Mrs. Eddy's statement contains another distinguishing feature. The purpose of our journalism is to "bless" not "injure." That is central to how we cover the news:

  • We're unrelenting but fair.
  • We're excited by what’s new and developing - yet always mindful of the history behind us.
  • We're broad in scope but written for the individual.
  • And we make a point of resisting the sensational in favor of the meaningful.

We're also free to be an independent voice, devoid of the corporate allegiances and pressures that critics say too often skew today's media.
Join us for a daily distillation of a changing world - your world. We'd love to have you come along. 

(Source: CSMonitor.com)