This 'WANTED' poster presents Adolf Hitler as a 'reckless criminal ... Wanted Hitler- dead or alive'.Page of September 4,1939 Daily Mirror newspaper
This 'WANTED' poster presents Adolf Hitler as a 'reckless criminal ... wanted - dead or alive'. The newspaper appeared on the 4th September 1939, just one day after Britain and France declared war on Germany. The British press had the difficult task of reporting the news of war to its readers. Using a 'Wanted' poster layout, the journalist cast the fascist dictator as a classic Wild West criminal. This was powerful propaganda. The intention was to present Hitler as the common enemy, and to strengthen the resolve of the country against him. This format has been popular with newspapers ever since, and was used by The Times to cover the global search for Osama Bin Laden in 2001. Sir William Connor (1909-1967) was a left wing journalist who wrote a regular column for over thirty years for The Daily Mirror. His pen name was 'Cassandra'.
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