Daily Planet

The Daily Planet is a newspaper publisher that circulates throughout the United States and the rest of the world. It is mainly based in Metropolis, and it's building resides there.

History
Sometime after graduating college, Clark Kent moved to Metropolis. Shortly after, he was hired at the Daily Planet as a journalist by Perry White in February 1999.

Since Superman emerged as a vigilante in Metropolis, the Daily Planet's popularity skyrocketed, with the superhero being featured on the cover of 54% of their stories. Photojournalist Jimmy Olsen took the 1st photo of Superman while reporter Lois Lane was the first to interview and write about the superhero for the Daily Planet.

Architecture
The Daily Planet is based in a tall skyscraper building with lined blue windows. The building has 4 sub-globes and 1 large globe, which it's notable for.

The building is located in Metropolis' Downtown district, at the corner of 5th Avenue and Concord Lane, the building has become an iconic landmark for the city; famed for its award-winning reporters and its ideological pursuit of truth.

The top reporters/senior reporters at the paper work on higher-level floors in the building.

Rooftop

 * The Daily Planet rooftop overlooks the entire city of Metropolis. It is a private area at the top of the Daily Planet building. The rooftop tower is crowned by an enormous rotating globe. Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Clark Kent often use the rooftop; with Clark using it to scan the city, and to change into his alter ego.
 * The rooftop has been a constant location for Superman to meet with his friends and allies. Superman often does private interviews with Lois on the rooftop and photography shots for Jimmy Olsen.

Top Floor

 * Editor's office: The Editor-in-Chief's office is the office of the chief member of the Daily Planet, it currently belongs to Perry White and he oversees all activities within the outlet.
 * Conference room: The Daily Planet's conference room is used for meetings by employees. Its usage is for interviews, conferences, and one-on-one meetings by numerous individuals.
 * Office workspace: The Daily Planet workspace is the main floor for reporters and editors. This workspace is used by the paperwork top reporters and senior reporters. This area consists of cubicles for each reporter, numerous monitors that broadcast the news. This workspace also has a supply closet.

Second Floor

 * Daily Planet Live headquarters: Daily Planet Live is a broadcasting program by the Daily Planet, which covers ongoing news and information about the world. Its headquarters is on the second floor of the building.
 * Bullpen: The Daily Planet bullpen is an open office workspace for cub reporters and interns for the publisher. This floor does not have cubicles or visual barriers, instead; having open desks, exposed to one another. The majority of the top reporters and seniors don't work on this floor, rather working on the same floor as the editors.

Ground Level and Entrance

 * The ground level of the Daily Planet consists of twin lion statues, a large monitor, speakers, staircases, and trees. It also has parked Daily Planet vans, and a miniature globe at the front entrance.

Current employees

 * Perry White  (editor-in-chief)
 * Clark Kent  (reporter)
 * Lois Lane  (reporter)
 * Jimmy Olsen  (photojournalist)
 * Cat Grant  (gossip columnist)


 * Ron Troupe (political columnist and editor)
 * Steve Lombard (sports columnist and editor)