Editing Daily Bugle (section)

==Fictional History==
The ''Daily Bugle'' was founded in 1898 and has been published daily ever since. The ''Daily Bugle'' is printed in tabloid format like its rival the ''Daily Globe''. The editor and 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, from his recently deceased father-in-law 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, edited by [[Carol Danvers]].

J. Jonah Jameson, Inc. purchased the Goodman Building on [[39th Street (Manhattan)|39th Street]] and [[Second Avenue (Manhattan)|Second Avenue]] in 1936 and moved its entire editorial and publishing facilities there.<ref name="mnyc">{{cite book | last = Sanderson | first = Peter | title = The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City | publisher = [[Pocket Books]] | year = 2007 | location = New York City | pages = 36–39 | isbn = 978-1-4165-3141-8}}</ref> Now called the Daily Bugle Building, the office complex is forty-six stories tall, and is capped by the ''Daily Bugle'' logo in {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} 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. (A panel in #105 of ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' showed the ''Bugle'' building located near a street sign at the corner of [[Madison Avenue (Manhattan)|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. More positively, the newspaper has also published important exposés of political corruption and organized crime in the city, and also takes a strong stance in favor of [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant rights]], which has led to its being targeted by various criminals and hate groups.

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

Soon after the team's formation, the [[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]] decided to strike a deal with Jameson regarding exclusive content in exchange for removing the strong anti-Spider-Man sentiment from the newspaper, to which Jameson agreed. Merely one day later, Jameson broke the spirit (though not the letter) of his agreement with [[Iron Man]], using the headline "''a wanted murderer'' ([[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]), ''an alleged ex-member of a terrorist organization'' ([[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)|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 (comics)|Avengers]],''" but refraining from attacking Spider-Man. This prompted [[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 (comics)|''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 Channel|Fox News]] and the ''Daily Bugle''. And the ''Bugle'' is, like, the least respected newspaper in New York City."'' The paper's major named competitors are the ''Daily Globe'', which implicitly takes a more balanced look at superheroes, ''Front Line'', run by EIC [[Ben Urich]] and [[Sally Floyd (comics)|Sally Floyd]], and ''The Alternative''. After Peter Parker revealed that 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 [[defamation|libel]]ing the superhero.

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

===''The DB''===
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After Jameson suffered a near-fatal heart attack, his wife sold the ''Bugle'' to rival newspaper man [[Dexter Bennett]], who changed the name to '''The DB!''' (either standing for Dexter Bennett or ''Daily Bugle''), and transformed it into a [[scandal sheet]].<ref name="Burned!"/> Since after ''Brand New Day'' no one knows the secret identity of Spider-Man anymore, the animosity between Jameson and Parker is [[Retroactive continuity|retconned]] as a simple financial question, with Jameson's heart attack coming right after a monetary request from Peter.

The reputation of the ''DB!'' since the mention in ''Runaways'' (vol. 2) has plummeted downward because of the new, scandalistic angle Bennett gives it. Several reporters unwilling, or refusing the new course, like Peter himself, are forced to go away, finding a new safe haven in the ''[[#Front Line|Front Line]]'', the only magazine willing to accept people that were fired by Bennett, pursuing a ''scorched earth'' policy over them.

The villain [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]] targeted Dexter Bennett because of a government bailout plan for the financially strapped paper. Spider-Man intervened, and during a battle inside the ''DB!'' offices, the entire building was demolished, bringing an end to the newspaper as well.<ref name="Power to the People Part 3">''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #614</ref>

===''Front Line''===
'''''Front Line''''' was a newspaper founded and run by [[Ben Urich]] and [[Sally Floyd (comics)|Sally Floyd]]. The organization was formed in ''[[Civil War: Front Line]]'' #11 as '''Frontlines.com'''. The newspaper appeared in the miniseries ''[[World War Hulk: Front Line]]'' and ''[[Siege (comics)|Siege]]: Embedded''. Originally it was not competitive with the ''Daily Bugle'' while Jameson was still in charge, but it became an alternative view to ''The DB!'' once Bennett took control.

===Reborn===
Sometime after the ''DB!''{{'}}s destruction, Jameson, now the mayor of New York, cashed in the ''DB!'' shares that he acquired from Bennett and gave the money to Robbie Robertson. Jameson asked Robertson to remake ''Front Line'' (which itself was on hard times) into the new ''Daily Bugle''.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #648</ref>