Baháʼí News was a monthly magazine, published between December 1924 and October 1990, that covered "news and events in the worldwide Baháʼí community.
[3] American Baháʼí, a successor periodical which began publication in 1970 and is still in production, carries a particular focus on domestic developments in the American Baha'i community.
As William Garlington writes in his book The Baha'i Faith in America, "[E]mphasis was placed on developing positive methods of communication between the various Baha'i administrative institutions.
[4] Further it “should become a great factor in promoting understanding, providing information on Baháʼí activity, both local and foreign, in stimulating interest, in combating evil influences, and in upholding and safeguarding the institutions of the Cause.
It should be made as representative as possible, should be replete with news, up-to-date in its information, and should arouse the keenest interest among believers ... in every corner of the globe.”[2] Another periodical, Star of the West, was initially named Baháʼí News as well, and its dates of publication (from 1910 to 1935) overlapped with Baháʼí News.