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The Monitors inception was, in part, a response by Eddy to the journalism of her day, which relentlessly covered the sensations and scandals surrounding her new religion with varying degrees of accuracy.

In addition, Joseph Pulitzer's New York World was consistently critical of Eddy, and — according to many historians — this, along with a derogatory article in McClure's, furthered Eddy's decision to found her own media outlet.