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The Daily Bugle is a fictional New York City newspaper that is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man and its derivative media. The company first appeared in Fantastic Four vol. 1 #2.

History

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Layout of the Bugle

The Bugle was founded in 1897 and has been published daily ever since. Tabloid in format like its rival The Daily Globe, the Bugle appears in several editions daily. The publisher of the Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, began his journalistic career as a reporter for the Bugle while still in high school. Jameson purchased the then-floundering Bugle with inheritance funds and turned the paper into a popular success. Other magazines published from time-to-time include the revived Now Magazine and the now-defunct Woman Magazine.

J. Jonah Jameson, Inc. purchased the Goodman Building on 39th Street and Second Avenue in 1968 and moved its entire editorial and publishing facilities there. Now called the Daily Bugle Building, the office complex is forty-six stories tall, and is capped by the Daily Bugle logo in 30-foot letters on the roof. There are loading docks in the rear of the building, reached by a back alley. Three floors are devoted to the editorial office of the Bugle and two sub-basement levels to the printing presses, while the rest of the floors are rented.

(However, a panel in issue 105 of The Amazing Spider-Man showed the Bugle building located near a street sign at the corner of Madison Avenue and a street in the East Fifties (the second digit was not shown). This suggests that the building may have been relocated at some point.)

The newspaper is noted for its anti-superhero slant, especially concerning Spider-Man, whom the paper constantly smears as a part of its editorial policy. However, the Editor-in-Chief, "Robbie" Robertson, the only subordinate to Jameson who is not intimidated by him, has worked to moderate it.

Due to declining circulation, Jameson has conceded to Robertson's objections and has created a special feature section of the paper called The Pulse which focuses on superheroes. In addition, the paper also intermittently ran a glossy magazine called Now Magazine.

Recently in the pages of the New Avengers, the team decided to strike a deal with Jameson regarding exclusive content in exchange for removing the strong Anti-Spider-Man vibe from the newspaper, to which Jameson agreed. Merely one day later, Jameson had already gone back on his word with Iron Man, using the headline "a wanted murderer (Wolverine), an alleged ex-member of a terrorist organisation (Spider-Woman) and a convicted heroin-dealer (Luke Cage) are just some of the new recruits set to bury the once good name of the Avengers", although he didn't insult Spider-Man. This caused Jessica Jones to sell the first pictures of her newborn baby to one of the Bugle's competitors instead.

In the first issue of Runaways Vol. 2, Victor Mancha states in an exchange about Spider-Man that "The only people who think he's a criminal are Fox News and the Daily Bugle. And the Bugle is, like, the least respected newspaper in New York City." The paper's major named competition is The Daily Globe, which implicitly takes a more balanced look at the superhero. For instance, after Peter Parker revealed he is Spider-Man and the Bugle planned to sue him for fraud, the paper itself was put on the defensive with front page accusations from The Globe (with information secretly supplied by Bugle reporter Betty Brant) of libeling the superhero.

The adventures of the staff of the newspaper beyond Peter Parker have been depicted in two series, Daily Bugle and The Pulse.

Staff Members

Character Job Title Employed/Seen working in Notes
Current Staff Members
J. Jonah Jameson Publisher Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #1 (1963)
Joseph "Robbie" Robertson Editor-in-Chief Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #51 (1967)
Colm Glover Reporter Marvel Visions #34 Named but yet to be seen
Peter Parker Photographer,Superhero, usually freelance
Abner Abernathy Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #115
Tom Amos Reporter Marvel Visions #21 Named but yet to be seen
Ron Barney Reporter Marvel Visions #14 Named but yet to be seen.
Mr. Benerstein
Mike Berino Reporter Marvel Visions #14 Never seen, only named.
Miriam Birchwood Gossip Columnist Marvel: Heroes and Legends 1996 Attended Reed and Sue Richards' wedding.
Phil Bostwich Reporter 'Marvel Visions #29 Never seen, only named.
Betty Brant Reporter (current)
Administrative Assistant (formerly) 		Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #4 (1963)
Kenny Brown Annex #1
Isabel "Izzy" Bunsen Science Editor Spectacular Spider-Man volume 2 #124
Meredith Campbell Intern Green Goblin #7
Carl Spider-Man #13
Cole Cooper Photographer Web of Spider-Man #113
Kathryn Cushing City Editor Web of Spider-Man #5
Vickie Danner Washington DC liaison Spider-Man: Arachnis Project #3
Dickinson Reporter Deadline #1
Anthea Dupres Reporter Clan Destine #7
Ken Ellis Reporter Web of Spider-Man #118 Dubbed the Scarlet Spider... the Scarlet Spider.
Christine Everhart
Mark Ewing Reporter Conspiracy #1 Investigated the alleged conspiracy involving the group Control
Tony Falcone Copy Writer
Katherine Kat Farrell Reporter Deadline #1
Tim Gluohy Reporter Marvel Visions #15 Named but yet to be seen.
Melvin Gooner Reporter Spider-Man #8
Glory Grant Administrative Assistant Peter Parker: Spectacular Spider-Man #2
Jeffrey Haight Photographer Dr. Octopus: Negative Exposure #1 former boyfriend of Anna Kefkin, made alliance with Dr. Octopus in desperate effort to gain a front page photograph
Matt Hicksville Reporter Marvel Visions #21 Named but yet to be seen
Matt Idelson Reporter Marvel Visions #8 Named but yet to be seen
Jill Tangled Web of Spider-Man #11
Miss Kay Tangled Web of Spider-Man #11
Kim Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #349
Simon LaGrange Daredevil vol. 1 #242
Lessman Reporter Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #187
Maggie Lorca Reporter Spider-Man #29
Judy Lumley Fashion Editor Peter Parker: Spider-Man #3
Ann Macintosh Columnist Amazing Spider-Man Annual #18
Marge Spider-Man Unlimited #13
Joy Mercado Reporter Moon Knight vol. 1 #33 (September 1983) A tough, intelligent, sassy investigative reporter, a friend of Peter Parker who may suspect he is really Spider-Man.
Jan Parsec Reporter Marvel Visions #25 Named but yet to be seen
Victor Paunchilito Writer Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #223
Victor Pei Assistant Photography Editor Spider-Man #3
Bill Price Reporter Civil War Frontline # 8
Tony Reeves Photographer Spider-Man Unlimited #6
Rossi Web of Spider-Man #40
Arnold Sibert Entertainment Editor/Movie Critic Spider-Man: Gathering of the Sinister Six became involved in opposing a plot of Mysterio
Joe Sidesaddle Reporter Marvel Visions #27 Named but yet to be seen
Smitty
Charles Snow Reporter Marvel Team-Up Volume 1 #79
Bill Tatters Reporter Marvel Vision #23 Named but yet to be seen
Wendy Thorton Sports columnist Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1 #252
Maury Toeitch Reporter Marvel Visions #26 Named but yet to be seen
Mr. Toomey Tangled Web of Spider-Man #11
Dilbert Trilby Obituary writer Spider-Man Unlimited#3
Lynn Walsh Intern Green Goblin #1
Spence Williams Intern Tangled Web of Spider-Man #11
Angela Yin Photographer Spectacular Spider-Man volume 2 #215 Sister of the criminal Dragonfly (IV)
Former Staff Members
Nick Bandouveris Reporter Uncanny X-Men #339 Killed by Bastion in Uncanny X-Men #339; his murder is the reason JJJ didn't take the Xavier Files from Bastion
Lance Bannon Photographer Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1 #208 Currently deceased, killed by F.A.C.A.D.E. in Web of Spider-Man #114
Mrs. Brant Jameson's Former Secretary Untold Tales of Spider-Man #12 Betty's mother; put into coma prior to Amazing Spider-Man #1
Jacob Conover Reporter Daredevil vol. 1 #131 In jail after being revealed to be the criminal Rose
Ethan Edwards Reporter Marvel Knights Spider-Man #13
Thomas Fireheart Owner
Frederick Foswell Reporter Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #10 (1964) Got fired from the Bugle then rehired again in Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #23 (1965); died in Amazing Spider-Man #52
Cliff Garner Reporter Invaders vol. 1 #3
Conspiracy #1 (named) 		formerly of the Air Force, investigated the possible conspiracy of Control, slain by co-conspiracy theorist General Edward Harrison in Conspiracy #2
William Walter Goldman Owner
Publisher 		Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #331
Goodman Publisher Marvels #1 Publisher in the 1940s, name is probably a reference to Martin Goodman, first publisher of Marvel Comics.
Amber Grant freelance photographer Omega the Unknown #5 made Peter Parker envious of her ability to tell off Jameson and still sell to him; current status unknown
Old Man Jameson Editor
Reporter 		Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #110 (May, 1973) Presumed to be JJJ's father, David Jameson.
Jessica Jones Superhero correspondent and consultant The Pulse #1 (April 2004) Resigned after Jameson trashed then-boyfriend, Luke Cage in an article about the New Avengers
Nick Katzenberg Reporter Web of Spider-Man #50 Currently deceased, died of lung cancer in Amazing Spider-Man #385
Terri Kidder Reporter The Pulse #2 Currently deceased, killed by the Green Goblin in The Pulse #2
Ned Leeds Reporter Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #25 (1964) Currently deceased, killed by the Foreigner's men in Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1
Irene Merryweather Reporter Cable #62 (freelance) Soldier X #1 (salaried) Fired after Cable&Deadpool #6
Mystique Reporter X-Factor vol. 1 Seen working as a Daily Bugle reporter in X-Factor
Norman Osborn Owner Bought Daily Bugle in Spectacular Spider-Man #250 Lost control of Bugle following Peter Parker: Spider-Man #98
Jess Patton Tangled Web of Spider-Man #1 Killed and body taken by the Thousand
Chuck Self Reporter Punisher #15 Handcuffed himself to the Punisher to get a story; died from falling into a woodchipper in Punisher #15
Phil Sheldon Photographer Marvels #1 Retired in Marvels #4
Ben Urich Reporter Daredevil vol. 1 #158 (1978) Resigns in Civil War: Front Line #10
Phil Urich Intern Green Goblin #1 Currently working with Excelsior
Swanson Reporter Deadline #1 Fired
William "Billy" Walters Photographer Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1 #235 Left Bugle in Sensational Spider-Man #31 to care for his ageing Mother.

Limited series

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Cover to Daily Bugle #3

Alternate versions

In the Amalgam Comics universe, the Daily Bugle is a sleazy tabloid, and JJ Jameson tries get photos which depict Spider-Boy as being romantically linked to female heroes, like Insect Queen, as well as other sensationalist stories. Pete Ross (Spider-Boy) works there as a photographer. Other staff members include Tana Moon and Jack Ryder. There is also a Gotham Bugle, run by J. Jonah White, which employs red-headed, chain-smoking Jimmy Urich.

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, the Bugle is much the same as in the 616 version. The main difference is that Peter Parker is not employed as a photographer, but works on the newspaper's website. The newspaper plays less of a role in Ultimate Spider-Man than it did in the comics portraying the equivalent period of the 616 Spider-Man's career.

In the Marvel 1602 setting, Jameson is publisher of the first "news-sheet" in the New World; the Daily Trumpet.

Coincidentally, the Daily Bugle was also the newspaper where Micky Moran, alter-ego of Marvelman, worked as a copyboy in the original 1950s issues (also featuring as a publication that gave Moran freelance work in Alan Moore's 1980s revival).

Other media

Since 2006, Marvel has published a monthly Daily Bugle newspaper reporting on the company's publications and their authors. The newspaper format first appeared to promote Marvel's crossover events Civil War and House of M.

Film

  • The Bugle is seen in most media adaptations of Spider-Man, the most prominent appearance being in the 2002 Spider-Man film and its sequels. In the films, it is seen as a tabloid in the style of the New York Post. In the Spider-Man movies, the Bugle is housed in the Flatiron Building.

Video games

  • In the arcade and console-imported game Marvel Super Heroes the Bugle is Spiderman's stage. The fighting takes place on a platform that is first going vertical and then across the Daily Bugle.
  • In the multi-platform video game Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects the Daily Bugle is a recurring battleground throughout the story mode and available in the versus mode. Here the rooftop is surrounded by three destructible walls, and covered with explosive barrels, air conditioners, pipes, and poles for use in battle. Even the trademark letters that form "Daily Bugle" are available for throwing at enemies once damaged.
  • In the Ghost Rider videogame released in 2007, The Daily Bugle appears in the challenge mode of the game. It even has big spiderwebs in the corners, which is an obvious reference to Spider-Man.

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This article concerns the British newspaper. See The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication and The Telegraph for the Indian publication.

The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in 1855. It is one of the few remaining daily newspapers printed in the Broadsheet format in the United Kingdom, as most other broadsheet publications have converted to the smaller compact/tabloid or Berliner formats. Its sister paper, The Sunday Telegraph, was founded in 1961. In November 2006, the Telegraph was the highest selling British broadsheet, with a certified average daily circulation of 901,238. This compared with a circulation of 653,780 for The Times, 253,737 for The Independent, and 382,393 for The Guardian.<ref>Audit Bureau of Circulations Ltd These figures do not take into account the varying numbers of free copies of each paper given away at hotels, railway stations, and in airplanes.</ref> According to a MORI survey conducted in 2004, 61% of Telegraph readers support the Conservative Party.<ref>MORI poll of 21,727 British adults, July-December 2004 - http://www.mori.com/polls/2004/voting-by-readership.shtml </ref>

List of editors

Editors in recent years have been

Political stance

The Telegraph is traditionally politically Conservative. The combination of personal links between the paper's editorial team and the leadership of the Conservative Party, along with the paper's influence over Conservative activists, results in the paper often being jokingly referred to, especially in Private Eye, as the Torygraph. However, in its early years it was associated with Gladstone and the Liberal party, coining the nickname 'the people's William'.

Founding history

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In 1882 the Daily Telegraph moved to new Fleet Street premises, which were pictured in the Illustrated London News.

The Daily Telegraph was established on June 29, 1855 by Colonel Arthur B. Sleigh. He controlled it only briefly before selling it to his printer, Joseph Moses Levy, father of the 1st Baron Burnham. Levy appointed his sons as editors and relaunched the paper on September 17. His most significant and successful move was reducing the price of the paper to a penny, the first of the penny press. Within twelve months the new paper was outselling The Times.

In 1908, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany gave a controversial interview to The Daily Telegraph which severely damaged Anglo-German relations and added to international tension leading to World War I.

In 1928 the son of the 1st Baron Burnham sold it to the 1st Viscount Camrose, in partnership with his brother Viscount Kemsley and the 1st Baron Iliffe. Both the Camrose (Berry) and Burnham (Levy-Lawson) families remained involved in management until Conrad Black took control in 1986.

In 1937 the newspaper absorbed The Morning Post which traditionally espoused a conservative position and sold predominantly amongst the retired officer class. Originally William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose bought The Morning Post with the intention of publishing it alongside the Daily Telegraph, but poor sales of the former led him to merge the two. For some years the paper was retitled The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post before it reverted to just The Daily Telegraph.

The Sunday Telegraph

The Telegraph's sister Sunday paper was founded in 1961. The conservative writer Sir Peregrine Worsthorne is probably the best known journalist associated with the title (1961-97), eventually being editor for three years from 1986. In 1989 the Sunday title was briefly merged in to a seven-day operation under Max Hastings' overall control.

Editors

Its editors have included:

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Recent history

Template:Unreferencedsect The Daily Telegraph is owned by the Barclay brothers. Until January 2004 the newspaper group was controlled by Canadian businessman, Conrad, Lord Black. Black, through his holding company Ravelston Corporation, owned Hollinger Inc. which in turn owns 30% of Hollinger International and, under a deal struck by Andrew Knight through which Black bought the newspaper group in 1986, owns 78% of the voting rights. Hollinger Inc. also owns the liberal Chicago Sun-Times, the Jerusalem Post, and conservative publications such as The Spectator.

On January 18 2004, Black was sacked as chairman of the Hollinger International board over allegations of financial wrongdoing. Black was also sued by the company. Later that day it was reported that the Barclay brothers had agreed to purchase Hollinger Inc. from Black, giving them the controlling interest in the newspaper group. They then launched a takeover bid for the rest of the group, valuing the company at £200m. However, a suit has been filed by the Hollinger International board with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to try to block Black selling shares in the company until an investigation into his dealings have been completed. Black filed a counter-suit but eventually United States judge Leo Strine sided with the Hollinger International board and blocked Black from selling his Hollinger Inc. shares and interests to the twins. On Sunday March 7, the twins announced they were launching another takeover bid, this time just for the Daily Telegraph and its Sunday sister paper rather than the whole stable. Current owner of the Daily Express, Richard Desmond, was also interested in purchasing the paper, selling his interest in several pornographic magazines to finance the initiative. Desmond withdrew in March 2004 when the price climbed above £600m, as did Daily Mail and General Trust plc on June 17.

Eventually, the Barclay brothers purchased Hollinger, and with it the Telegraph, for around £665m in late June 2004.

Amidst the unraveling of the takeover Sir David Barclay suggested that The Daily Telegraph might in future no longer be the "house newspaper" of the Conservative Party. In an interview with The Guardian he said, "Where the government are right we will support them." The editorial board endorsed the Conservatives in the 2005 general election.

November 15 2004 saw the tenth anniversary of the launch of the Telegraph's website Electronic Telegraph. Now re-launched as telegraph.co.uk, the website was the UK's first national newspaper online. Monday 8th May 2006 saw the first stage of a major redesign of the Telegraph's website, based on a wider page layout and greater prominence for audio, video and journalist blogs.

There has been speculation about the launch of a compact edition of The Daily Telegraph to counter the change in size of The Times to a tabloid.Template:Fact However, the Telegraph has denied these claims and indeed has tried to attract disgruntled Times readers who want to read a more upmarket broadsheet. One of its latest advertising slogans was Impact, Not Compact.

On 10 October 2005, the Daily Telegraph relaunched to incorporate a tabloid sports section and a new standalone business section. The Daily Mail's star columnist and political analyst Simon Heffer left that paper in October 2005 to rejoin the Daily Telegraph, where he has become associate editor. Heffer, known for his combative style and wit, has written two columns a week for the Telegraph since late October 2005.

Just before Christmas 2005, it was announced that the Telegraph titles will be moving from Canada Place in Canary Wharf, to Victoria Plaza, near Victoria Station in central London. [1] The new office features a 'hub and spoke' layout for the newsroom, which will produce content for print and online editions.

Satire

In addition to the 'Daily Torygraph' (see above), Private Eye has also dubbed the Daily Telegraph 'The Daily Hurleygraph' and 'The Daily Tottygraph' for their perceived obssesion with printing pictures of Liz Hurley and other notable attractive women, or as the 'Maily Telegraph' and 'Daily Mailograph' for the Eye's opinion that the newspaper sometimes focuses on issues traditionally seen as the preserve of the less respected tabloids such as the Daily Mail.Template:Fact

Notable mistakes

The Daily Telegraph has erroneously published at least four premature obituaries:

  • Cockie Hoogterp, the second wife of Baron Blixen, in 1938 after the Baron's third wife died in an auto accident. Mrs. Hoogterp sent all her bills back marked "Deceased" and survived her premature obituary by over 50 years.[2]
  • Dave Swarbrick in 1999, prompting much embarrassing publicity for the newspaper, and Swarbrick's remark "It's not the first time I have died in Coventry."
  • Dorothy Southworth Ritter, the widow of Tex Ritter and mother of John Ritter, in August 2001. She eventually died in 2003, two months after her son's death.[3]
  • Ballet dancer Katharine Sergava in 2003, which also caused The New York Times to print an erroneous obituary based on The Telegraph's.

The Telegraph is nonetheless noted for the humour and quality of writing of many of its obituaries.Template:Fact

On Wednesday 24 February, 1988, the Daily Telegraph was printed with the wrong date: Thursday 25 February was printed by mistake. This caused complaints from confused readers, but also inspired the first front page cartoon by Matt, who now has a cartoon on the front page of the Telegraph almost every day. The cartoon had the caption: "I hope I have a better Thursday than I did yesterday".

On Saturday 26 August, 2006, content from Claire Zulkey of MediaBistro Toolbox appeared on Melissa Whitworth's blog (MSN cache, original pulled off the site), leading to accusations of plagiarism. Whitworth later claimed that it had been published in error after she had forwarded the piece to her editor.


Template:Otheruses4 Template:Infobox Newspaper The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper that appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. The Daily Planet is based in Metropolis and employs Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen; its chief editor is Perry White. Within the Superman comics, the Daily Planet is depicted as a famous nationally published newspaper of the same caliber as the New York Times.

In the comics, the newspaper is located in the heart of Metropolis, at the corner of Fifth Street and Concord Lane. The Planet began publication in 1775; George Washington wrote a guest editorial for the first daily edition. The Daily Planet building's most distinguishing and famous feature is the enormous globe that sits on top of the building.

History

Gold, Silver and Bronze Ages

When Superman first appeared in comics (in 1938's Action Comics #1), his alter ego Clark Kent worked for a newspaper named the Daily Star, under editor George Taylor. Superman co-creator Joe Shuster named the Daily Star after the Toronto Daily Star newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, which had been the newspaper that Shuster's parents received and for which Shuster had worked as a newsboy. (Called the Evening Star prior to 1899, the Toronto Daily Star is now known as the Toronto Star.)<ref>[4], April 26, 1992 Toronto Star interview with Joe Shuster. Retrieved July 26, 2006.</ref> When the Superman newspaper comic strip appeared, the fictional newspaper's name was permanently changed to the Daily Planet to avoid a name conflict with real newspapers which had Star in their name.

When DC made use of its multiverse means of continuity tracking between the early 1960s and mid-1980s, it was declared that the Daily Star was the workplace of the Golden Age or "Earth-Two" versions of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, while the Daily Planet was unique to their Silver Age or "Earth-One" versions. The Clark Kent of Earth-Two eventually became the editor-in-chief of the Daily Star, something his Earth-One counterpart didn't achieve at his newspaper.

In both the Silver Age and Bronze Age continuities, Clark's first contact with the Daily Planet came when reporter (and future editor) Perry White came to Smallville to write a story about Superboy, and wound up getting an interview where the Boy of Steel first revealed his extraterrestrial origins (the story wound up winning Perry a Pulitzer prize). During Clark Kent's years in college, Perry White was promoted to editor-in-chief upon the retirement of the Daily Planet's previous editor, the Earth-One version of George Taylor.

After graduating from Metropolis University with a degree in journalism, Clark Kent went to work at the Planet, and quickly met Lois Lane (who had been working there for some time already). Some time after Clark was hired, Jimmy Olsen joined the paper's staff.

In 1971, the Daily Planet was purchased by Morgan Edge, president of the Galaxy Broadcasting System. Edge proceeded to integrate Metropolis television station WGBS-TV's studios into the Daily Planet building, and named Clark Kent as the anchor for the WGBS evening news. Eventually, Clark's former schoolmate from Smallville Lana Lang joined Clark as a co-anchor.

After the 1985-1986 miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths, many of these elements, including Morgan Edge buying the Daily Planet, were retroactively changed or eliminated from Superman canon.

Modern Age

In the modern comics' canon, years before Clark or Lois began working for the paper, Lex Luthor owned the Daily Planet. When Luthor, deciding to sell the paper, began taking bids for the Planet, Perry White convinced an international conglomerate, TransNational Enterprises, to buy the paper. They agreed to this venture with only one stipulation: that Perry White would become editor-in-chief. White has served as the Planet editor-in-chief ever since, barring the few times he was absent. During those times people such as Sam Foswell and Clark Kent have looked after the paper. Franklin Stern, an old friend of White's, became the Daily Planet's publisher.

The Planet saw its share of rough times during White's tenure, including: worker strikes; the Daily Planet building being destroyed during the "Fall of Metropolis" storyline; the Planet building sustaining heavy damages after the villain Doomsday's rampage; and possibly its darkest hour, Franklin Stern's decision to put the paper up for sale. Lex Luthor, disliking the heavy criticism of himself and his company that the Planet became noted for, purchased the Daily Planet and subsequently closed the paper down. Luthor fired every employee of the newspaper save for four people: Simone D'Neige, Dirk Armstrong (a fictional counterpart of conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh), Jimmy Olsen, and Lois Lane. As a final insult, Luthor saw to it that the Planet globe was unceremoniously dumped in the Metropolis landfill. In the Planet's place emerged "LexCom," a news-oriented Internet web site that primarily catered to Luthor's views of "quality journalism."

Eventually, after Lois Lane made a deal with Luthor, Luthor sold the Daily Planet to Perry White for the minuscule sum of one dollar. The paper was quickly reinstated, rehiring all of its old staff. Some time later, ownership of the Planet fell into the hands of Bruce Wayne, where it has remained ever since.

During the "Y2K" storyline (involving the city of Metropolis being infused with futuristic technology thanks to a descendant of the villain Brainiac), the Daily Planet building was "upgraded" along with the rest of Metropolis, and a holographic globe replaced the physical one. Eventually due to temporal instabilities caused by the B13 Virus, Metropolis and the Daily Planet building, globe and all, were restored to their former states.

In the current comics and media spinoffs, the Daily Planet is presented as a thoroughly modern news operation, including operating an Internet web site much like most large newspapers. The Planet's reporters also have access to the best modern equipment to aid their work, though Perry White has often been shown as still favoring his manual typewriter. The current owner also happens to be Bruce Wayne.

The Planet's major competitors in Metropolis include the tabloid newspaper the Daily Star, WGBS-TV (which briefly employed Jimmy Olsen), and Lex Luthor's various media operations.

Superman: Birthright

In the storyline Superman: Birthright the name of the publisher is Quentin Galloway, an abrasive overbearing loudmouth who bullies Jimmy Olsen (and later, Clark Kent) before being told off by Lois Lane (whom Galloway cannot fire because of her star status).<ref>[5], http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=articles/birthright.</ref>

In other media

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The Daily Planet as seen in Superman Returns (2006).
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The Marine Building in Vancouver, which stands in as the Daily Planet building in Smallville.

The Daily Planet has featured in all adaptations of Superman to other media.

  • In 1978's Superman: The Movie and its sequels, the Daily Planet exterior was the New York Daily News Building. The globe, which used to be on the top of the building, was apparently replaced with one in the front lobby to make room for a helipad on the roof.
  • Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman introduced the idea of a smaller globe above the building's entrance (the rooftop was never shown).
    At the end of the first season the paper was bought and closed down by Luthor (as would later happen in the comics). Its relaunch was funded by Metropolis businessman Franklin Stern.
  • In the 2000s live-action television series Smallville, the Daily Planet building is located across the street from the LuthorCorp building. The editor-in-chief of the Planet in this series is Pauline Kahn. One of the main characters of Smallville, Chloe Sullivan, works in the basement of the Planet, editing the paper's obituaries. In episode 10 of the 6th season a street sign is shown as chloe (allison mack) runs out of the daily planet from linda lake (tori spelling)and shows that the planet is located at 355 burrard st.
  • The 2006 Superman Returns movie has redesigned The Daily Planet as a completely computer generated image of a fictional building in a fully fictional city.

Cultural references

  • The band Love has a song called "The Daily Planet" on their 1967 album Forever Changes. The phrase "Daily Planet" is never actually mentioned in the song, and none of the lyrics make reference to Superman.
  • The real-life newspaper in Metropolis, Illinois is named after the Daily Planet. However, as it is a weekly newspaper, it is named the Metropolis Planet.
  • The Asheville Daily Planet , an alternative weekly newspaper, debuted in Asheville, North Carolina in December 2004. The first article of the first issue made references to the Superman mythos. "I thought [it] would be kind of a smashing name, because everybody reads Superman comics," Publisher John North has said.
  • The Brazilian humor group Casseta & Planeta created a satiric newspaper in 1984 called Planeta Diário (Daily Planet in Portuguese) in a nod to Clark Kent's newspaper. The newspaper sold 100,000 copies per edition.
  • The cable television network Discovery Channel features a show called Daily Planet. Hosted by Jay Ingram and Natasha Stillwell, the Discovery Channel Web site describes it as "a one-hour long science magazine show that brings you the world like you've never seen it before."
  • American sportscaster Chris Berman of ESPN, who is well known for his pun-ny nicknames for various baseball players, dubbed St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Ken Dayley (1984-90) "Ken Dayley Planet".



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