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''The Tablet'' is a
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published in the interest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. It has circulated in
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and
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, New York, since 1908. Its website
thetablet.org
serves the greater Catholic populace. ''The Tablet'' is a property of DeSales Media Group, the communications and technology arm of the Diocese of Brooklyn, which also includes
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(NET-TV) and '' Nuestra Voz''. ''The Tablet'' works with these DeSales outlets to produce cross-platform news coverage and has also established an editorial partnership with
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, an independent online Catholic news outlet. ''The Tablet'' distributes more than 55,000 copies per week through the mail and parish distribution in Brooklyn and Queens. Print copies of ''The Tablet'' reach all 50 states and 4 countries, and online readership averages more than 150,000 monthly users in 7 countries.


Content


News

Although
The Tablet
' focuses on local news about parishes, schools, neighborhoods, and sports, it also covers national and international news that is of interest to Catholic readers, including the Catholic Church's abuse crisis and the Pope's international trips.


Opinion

Each week, ''The Tablet'' publishes its editorial "As the Tablet Sees It." The paper also publishes "Sunday Scriptures" and "Up Front and Personal" columns, columns by guest writers, and nationally syndicated columns from George Weigel.


Reputation

In more than a century of existence, ''The Tablet'' has gained a reputation as one of the best Catholic newspapers in the United States, winning hundreds of awards for editorial and advertising work in print and online. In June 2018, ''The Tablet'' was named Newspaper of the Year by the Catholic Press Association in its category of diocesan newspapers with circulations above 25,000. In 1972, it won the Catholic Press Association Journalism Award for General Excellence. In May 2018, longtime Editor-in-Chief Ed Wilkinson was awarded the St. Francis de Sales Distinguished Communicator Award at the Diocese of Brooklyn's 27th annual World Communications Day, Catholic Media Conference.


History

In 1901, James Rooney of the
Brooklyn Eagle The ''Brooklyn Eagle'' (originally joint name ''The Brooklyn Eagle'' and ''Kings County Democrat'', later ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' before shortening title further to ''Brooklyn Eagle'') was an afternoon daily newspaper published in the city ...
made a proposal to Bishop Charles McDonnell for a diocesan paper, but the bishop wasn't ready. Seven years later, William P. Lawler, who published ''The'' ''Monitor'' for the Newark Archdiocese, made a similar proposal. By then, McDonnell was ready and suggested the paper's name, in honor of ''The'' ''London Tablet'', the preeminent Catholic journal in the English-speaking world at the time. The first issue of ''The'' ''Tablet'' appeared on April 4, 1908. Rev. James J. Coan was appointed editor and Joseph J. Timmes was appointed managing editor. In 1909, by the end of ''The Tablet's'' first year, its subscription base reached 13,000, and Bishop McDonnell purchased the paper. He saw ''The Tablet'' as an "influential means of spreading religious information and instruction and forming a link for the closer welding-together of the far-flung centers of Long Island." In 1931, the paper's name was changed to ''Brooklyn Tablet'', but it was changed back to ''The Tablet'' in 1939. From 1933 to 1973, there was a separate Italian paper, ''Il Crociato''. In 1940, ''The Tablet'' Home Delivery Service begun. In June 1972, ''The Tablet'' added a monthly Spanish supplement. A separate Spanish paper, ''El Nuevo Amanacer'' (The New Dawn), was published from 1981 to 1994. Manuel Gonzalez served as its first editor, followed by Sister Eve Gillcrist, O.P. In December 1972, ''Ms. Tablet'', an annual women's issue, made its first appearance. The paper featured women writers more prominently than it had previously, especially Sister Camille D'Arienzo, R.S.M. From 1989 to 2007, ''Tablet Week in Review'' aired on The Prayer Channel. In 2001, ''The Tablet'' launched its website, thetablet.org. In October 2003, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio's "Put Out Into the Deep" column first appeared. This was the first time in the paper's history that a diocesan bishop wrote a weekly column. Since then, Bishop DiMarzio has used his column as a way to speak directly to the people on local, national, and international issues. On April 23, 2011, ''The Tablet'' published a Spanish-language insert, "La Reconciliación" (The Reconciliation), which went on to become ''The Tablet's'' Spanish-language sister publication, ''Nuestra Voz'', which has become a monthly newspaper and daily digital news operation.


References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tablet Catholic newspapers published in the United States Newspapers established in 1908 Newspapers published in Brooklyn 1908 establishments in New York City Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn