Claim: Baháʼí News was founded to strengthen Baháʼí Faith's role as Guardian, a hereditary office of the Baháʼí Faith, where they emphasized positive communication and relations between local and national assemblies.
Evidence: Bahá'í News was founded as part of Shoghi Effendi's strengthening of the administration of the Bahá'í Faith in his role as Guardian. The Guardian is a hereditary office of the Bahá'í Faith that is first mentioned in the Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá. 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. Special attention was given to the proper relationship between local and national assemblies as well as the desired manner of interaction between the National Convention and National Spiritual Assembly.