 The November 11, 1917, front page of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Frank D. Schroth |
| Editor-in-chief | Thomas N. Schroth |
| Founded | October 26, 1841, as The Brooklyn Eagle and Kings County Democrat |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | January 29, 1955, returning briefly 1960 to June 25, 1963. |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York |
| Circulation | 15,000 (as of 2017)[1] |
| Website | (Current publication) (Archived issues maintained by the Brooklyn Public Library) |
The Brooklyn Eagle (originally joint name The Brooklyn Eagle and Kings County Democrat,[2] later The Brooklyn Daily Eagle before shortening title further to Brooklyn Eagle) was an afternoon daily newspaper published in the city and later borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, for 114 years from 1841 to 1955.
At one point, the publication was the afternoon paper with the largest daily circulation in the United States. Walt Whitman, the 19th-century poet, was its editor for two years. Other notable editors of the Eagle included Democratic Party political figure Thomas Kinsella, seminal folklorist Charles Montgomery Skinner, St. Clair McKelway (editor-in-chief from 1894 to 1915 and a great-uncle of the New Yorker journalist), Arthur M. Howe (a prominent Canadian American who served as editor-in-chief from 1915 to 1931 and as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Advisory Board from 1920 to 1946) and Cleveland Rodgers (an authority on Whitman and close friend of Robert Moses who was editor-in-chief from 1931 to 1938 before serving as an influential member of the New York City Planning Commission until 1951).
The paper, added "Daily" to its name as The Brooklyn Daily Eagle and Kings County Democrat on June 1, 1846.[3][4][5] The banner name was shortened on May 14, 1849, to The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, but the lower masthead retained the political name[6][7] until June 8. On September 5, 1938, the name was further shortened, to Brooklyn Eagle,[8] with The Brooklyn Daily Eagle continuing to appear below the masthead of the editorial page, through the end of its original run in 1955. The paper ceased publication in 1955 due to a prolonged strike. It was briefly revived from the bankrupt estate between 1960 and 1963.
A new version of the Brooklyn Eagle as a revival of the old newspaper's traditions began publishing in 1996. It has no business relation to the original Eagle (the name having lost trademark protection). The new paper publishes a daily historical/nostalgia feature called "On This Day in History", made up of much material from the original publication.
- ^ "Newspapers by County". New York Press Association. 2017. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Eagle and Kings County Democrat". bklyn.newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. October 26, 1841. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "Front page banner". Brooklyn Eagle. May 30, 1856. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Eagle and Kings County Democrat". bklyn.newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. June 1, 1846. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "Brooklyn Eagle – Ourselves and the 'Eagle' (note from editor)". Brooklyn Eagle. June 1, 1846. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Eagle and Kings County Democrat". bklyn.newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. May 14, 1849. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ "Front page banner". Brooklyn Eagle. May 17, 1849. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Eagle and Kings County Democrat". bklyn.newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. September 5, 1938. Retrieved July 29, 2014.