Brooklyn Eagle

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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 Democratic Party; 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.