Daily Planet (Smallville)

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 * Image                  = Daily Planet Smallville.JPG
 * OfficialName           = The Daily Planet
 * Aliases                = Daily Planet


 * Universe               = Smallville
 * Galaxy                 = Sol
 * StarSystem             = Milky Way
 * Planet                 = Earth
 * Country                = United States of America
 * City                   = Metropolis
 * State                  = Kansas
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 * First                  = Insurgence


 * HistoryText            = The Daily Planet is one of Metropolis's oldest and most respected newspapers. As of 2005, Pauline Kahn was the Editor-in-Chief. The Daily Planet is conducting a global search for a new Editor-In-Chief. Franklin Stern, the new publisher, is the current Editor-In-Chief until a replacement is hired. The paper's slogan is "Straight from the Source."

In 2007, Lex Luthor revealed that he had purchased the Daily Planet. He quickly started to exert editorial control over the paper. He hand-picked Lois Lane to write a flattering exposé about him, but when she instead threatened to detail his numerous crimes, he killed the story. He monitors email and data communication of his employees. He also fired several staff members, including Chloe Sullivan after she lied to him about a key that Lionel Luthor had left for her.

Since the disappearance of Lex, Tess Mercer has taken over ownership of the Planet. Tess then asked Oliver Queen if he wanted to invest his own money into LuthorCorp in a merger deal with his own company, Queen Industries. He agreed and they announced the deal at a LuthorCorp board meeting to the dismay of Lex who used Winslow Schott to plant a bomb to kill Oliver and Tess. Tess wasn't present but Oliver suffered some minor injuries before getting revenge by killing Lex with a bomb built by Toyman. It is unclear if the Daily Planet's reputation will survive Lex Luthor and Tess Mercer's ownership.

Franklin Stern has taken over as publisher of the Daily Planet. He was endorsed after Tess went on the lam from the covert government agency known as Checkmate. He is also the acting Editor-in-Chief but is in pursuit to find a more suitable replacement. The Daily Planet building's most distinguishing and famous feature is the enormous globe that sits on top of the building. The Planet accepts four high school students as summer interns from the state.

Current Staff

 * Franklin Stern (Publisher)
 * Lois Lane (Reporter)
 * Clark Kent (Reporter)
 * Perry White (Reporter)
 * Randall Brady (City editor)
 * Jeff (Intern)

Alumni

 * Tess Mercer (former Publisher)
 * Chloe Sullivan (former Reporter)
 * Andrea Rojas (former Secretary)
 * Pauline Kahn (former Editor-in-Chief)
 * Dinah Lance (former Talkshow host)
 * John Corben (former reporter)
 * Grant McKinnon (former Managing Editor)
 * Ron Black (former Reporter)

Deceased Staff

 * Lex Luthor (former Publisher)
 * Jimmy Olsen (former Photographer)
 * Grant Gabriel (former Managing Editor)
 * Max Taylor (former Reporter)
 * Linda Lake (former Gossip Columnist)
 * Brennan (former Reporter)
 * Colin (former Reporter)
 * Sebastian Kane (former Reporter)

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