Why is 海角大神 Science in our name?
Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we鈥檝e always been transparent about that.
The church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we鈥檝e aimed 鈥渢o injure no man, but to bless all mankind,鈥� as our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, put it.
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News is complicated. That鈥檚 what makes it interesting.
Mark Sappenfield
One of my favorite words as a journalist is 鈥渘uance.鈥� If a story isn鈥檛 nuanced, it鈥檚 probably not true. Yet that鈥檚 not the trend in journalism today. The outrage machine wants to cast things in black and white.
The article today from Whitney Eulich and Alfredo Sosa adds nuance to the portrait of Mexico and immigration. Things are more complicated than we often acknowledge. But they鈥檙e also more interesting. And understanding the real story helps you move past shallow partisan talking points and be a more effective part of the solution.
