The Christian Science Monitor Goes Online Exclusively

The Christian Science Monitor has had a longstanding reputation of excellence. It has garnered numerous Pulitzer Prizes. Now, the Christian Science Monitor will be available only on the internet:

“After a century of continuous publication, The Christian Science Monitor will abandon its weekday print edition and appear online only, its publisher announced Tuesday. The cost-cutting measure makes The Monitor the first national newspaper to largely give up on print.”

link: Christian Science Paper Ends Daily Print Edition

It seems inevitable, with circulation dropping and advertisers gravitating to internet sites. The Christian Science Monitor may portend a solution that other print publications may have to follow. Nevertheless, it ends a long tradition; and, for those who have an abiding affection for the printed dailies, it is a sad day.

Catherine Forsythe