BROOKLYN EAGLE

'''The Brooklyn Eagle''', also called '''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle''', was a daily newspaper published in Brooklyn, New York from October 26, 1841 to March 16, 1955. It was the most popular afternoon paper in the United States at one point. Walt Whitman was its editor for two years. During the American Civil War it supported the ; as such, its mailing privileges were revoked. The ''Eagle'' played an important role in shaping Brooklyn's civic identity, even after the once-independent city became part of greater New York in 1898. Among the Eagle’s editors were Walt Whitman, Thomas Kinsella, St. Clair McKelway, Cleveland Rogers, Frank D. Schroth, and Charles Montgomery Skinner. ”The original ''Eagle'' ceased publication following a prolonged strike by the Newspaper Guild. The paper was briefly revived from 1960 to 1963.
The Brooklyn Public Library maintains an online archive of the ''Eagle'' through 1902.
Currently, there is a newspaper published weekdays also called ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', which has been published since 1996. It is a continuation of ''The Brooklyn Daily Bulletin,'' which has been published since 1955. It claims to be a successor paper to the original ''Brooklyn Eagle'' and its relaunch was touted as such. It is currently published by J. Dozier Hasty under the auspices of "Everything Brooklyn Media." While relying heavily on wire services for content, it has seen an increase in original, locally geared news stories and spot news photographs.
Its coverage has grown to include the Bay Ridge section, where a weekly version of the paper, "The Bay Ridge Eagle," is published.
Its mascot is "Eddie the Eagle."

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Executive editors

See also

External links

Executive editors

★ Walt Whitman

★ Don Carlos Seitz
Raanan Geberer (Managing Editor, current)

See also

Media of New York City

External links

★ History of the paper

★ Online archives

★ Current newspaper's website

★ About the current newspaper