- "Everyone in here, we're the most dependable friends the people of Metropolis have. You remember that."
- —Perry White to Clark Kent[src]
The Daily Planet is a newspaper publisher located in Metropolis.
History

Clark gazes up at the Daily Planet building.
Since Superman emerged as a vigilante in Metropolis, the Daily Planet's popularity skyrocketed, with the superhero often being featured on their stories. Photojournalist James Olsen took the 1st photo of Superman.[1]
Jealous of the fame of Lois Lane, fashion and gossip reporter, Cat Grant, went to Midvale to see if there was a super-powered being there; getting permission from Perry White, Cat promised to send him the story.[2]

Lois and Superman in their first broadcast interview.
Lex Luthor had a front page article the day he was scheduled to get the Nobel Peace Prize.[3]
Sometime prior to early 2021, Morgan Edge purchased the Daily Planet. Following the purchase, a number of employees were fired, including Clark Kent and Whit.[4]
Instead of allowing Lois Lane to print an article about his dealings in the town of Smallville, Morgan Edge edited the piece to his liking; upon discovering the rewritten article, Lois quit the newspaper.[5] Lois, working for the Smallville Gazette, needed to be reminded that she no longer worked for the Planet.[6]
When Edge was exposed as the culprit for switching people's minds to Kryptonians, he was removed from office.[7]
Known employees
Current employees
- Samuel Foswell (editor-in-chief)
- Ron Troupe (journalist)
- Lombard
- Max Mencken
Former employees
- Morgan Edge (owner)
- Perry White (editor-in-chief)
- Cat Grant (gossip columnist; left to create CatCo)
- Clark Kent (journalist; fired)
- Lois Lane (journalist; resigned)
- Janet (reporter; left to work for GBS)
- James Olsen (photojournalist; left to work for CatCo)
- Whit (fired)
- Leslie Larr
Appearances
Supergirl
Season 5
Season 6
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Superman & Lois
Season 1
Season 2
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Comics
EARTH-PRIME
- "Flesh and Mud" (newspaper)
- "The Anniversary"
- "Father's Day" (newspaper)
Behind the scenes
- In the DC comics, the Daily Planet is the daily newspaper of Metropolis and the workplace of Superman in his civilian persona.
References
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