Daily Herald

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The Daily Herald was a British newspaper, produced in London from 1912 to 1964. It was founded as the first labour and socialist daily newspaper, to compete with newspapers that championed the two main political parties of the day, the Liberal and Conservative parties. Unlike the Daily Citizen, which was founded a few months later, the Daily Herald was independent of the Labour Party and trade unions.

The Daily Herald began as The World, a strike bulletin issued by London printing unions during a dispute in January 1911. It was renamed The Daily Herald and launched as a socialist daily on 15 April 1912. Early issues dealt with the loss of the RMS Titanic, emphasising the disproportionate loss of life among crew members and poor third-class passengers and demonstrating the distinct perspective of the new paper. It was refinanced and came under the influence of George Lansbury in 1912/3 and was then taken over by the Trades Union Congress in 1922.

It officially became the Daily Herald newspaper in 1930. In 1933, the Herald became the world's best-selling daily newspaper, with certified net sales of 2 million. This accomplishment set off a newspaper war with more conservative London papers, such as the Daily Express. The Herald's sales declined as a result of the fierce competition. Despite being re-formatted and re-named as The Sun in 1964, it continued to lag behind other newspapers and was eventually sold to Rupert Murdoch's News International, which completely altered its format and editorial position.

Today, the photographic archive of the Daily Herald rests at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television.

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