BBC: Superman: Clark Kent quits reporting at the Daily Planet
... Alter ego Clark Kent is resigning from the post of star reporter at
the Daily Planet, the Metropolis newspaper where he has worked since the
first Superman comics were published in the 1940s.
DC Comics, which publishes the Superman stories, says Kent will walk out in protest that hard news has given way to too many "soft" entertainment stories.
The move has been prompted by the Daily Planet's takeover by a conglomerate.
The publisher has hinted that the Man of Steel might even go the way of many journalists and become a blogger, in an effort to get his views across to a wider audience. ...
