Article April 26, 1993 Issue

From The Christian Science Publishing Society

The Christian Science Publishing Society announced on March 26 that World Monitor: The Christian Science Monitor Monthly will cease publication with the May 1993 issue. An ongoing strategic review of Publishing Society operations shows that to continue the magazine we would need to relaunch it with a new business plan and revised editorial content. Taking into account the current state of the magazine industry and the resources of the Publishing Society, The Christian Science Board of Directors determined this would not be prudent.

World Monitor had been designed to break even three years after its launch in October 1988. That goal was not achieved, and now it appears doubtful the break-even point would be reached for several more years. Thus it was reluctantly decided to close the magazine.

The editorial staff of World Monitor has performed with distinction. The editors and designers produced a thoughtful, beautifully designed publication that often anticipated events in the news. Our advertising sales staff successfully sold space to a number of major corporations that had not advertised in The Christian Science Monitor before.

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