Altered images from the Daily Herald Picture Library

Historical examples of fake news? 1911—1965

The Daily Herald Collection at the National Science and Media Museum (UK)

Fakery in the news media is not a modern phenomenon. As these images show, picture editors have long employed tricks of the trade to provide a clear, focused story or to otherwise alter photographs to provoke their readers’ opinions or emotions. Photographs were often edited by hand using white ink and chinagraph pencils to highlight or downplay areas and get the high contrast needed for the printing process. This material was originally presented as part of FAKE NEWS: The Lies behind the Truth at the National Science and Media Museum, UK (24.11.17—28.01.18).

See more about the FAKE NEWS exhibition:
https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/what-was-on/fake-news

More about the collection:
http://collection.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/co205344/the-photographic-library-of-the-daily-herald-newspaper-1911-1965