The Daily Bugle

*"The truth of the matter."*
―Motto[src]
***The Daily Bugle*** is a newspaper company established in 1932. In 2002, the company began reporting on the masked vigilante known as Spider-Man, believing him to actually be a menace to society. This helped them gain popularity and people continued to buy newspapers from it.

## History

### Establishment

The Daily Bugle was established in 1932 and has published various articles about events that had been occuring in the city of New York ever since, becoming the city's famous and finest newspaper industry.

### Spider-Man's Vigilantism

#### Slandering Spider-Man

In 2002, the public found out about the heroics of the masked vigilante known as Spider-Man. While most of the people at the Bugle believed that Spider-Man was actually a hero, their-editor-in chief J. Jonah Jameson was convinced that Spider-Man was a villain. This led to them gaining popularity. However, despite the efforts of various freelance photographers including Eddie Brock, the photographers was unable to provide them with a clear picture. This led to them putting out an ad for photographers.

#### Finding a Photographer

Eventually, the Bugle found a photographer in the form of Peter Parker. Despite Jameson initially deeming them very bad, he still decided to use them and promised Parker a paycheck of $200 which later changed to 300 because Parker believed it to be low. When Parker revealed he was there for the job, Jameson brushed him aside and told him it was simply freelance. Once Parker left, Jameson asked him to bring more photos.

#### Attack on *The Daily Bugle*

Following the Battle at World Unity Festival, Jameson reported on the attack and named the mysterious green-suited figure the Green Goblin. Eventually after Parker tried to defend Spider-Man, Jameson wouldn't hear it and instead told Parker to get out. Not long after though, the Green Goblin would appear He tried to ask Jameson who took pictures of Spider-Man because that would get him closer to him. However, Jameson instead lied and told him his stuff came in the mail. Eventually the Spider-Man showed up which prompted Jameson to believe they were working together. However, Spider-Man webbed Jameson up before he could talk. the Goblin put Spider-Man to sleep and he escaped. Following the attack, Jameson filed a warrant for Spider-Man's arrest, believing him and the Green Goblin responsible for the attack.

### Peter Parker's Struggles

In 2004, following the death of the Green Goblin, Peter was still working for the *Daily Bugle*, but he was facing financial difficulties due to him struggling to balance his double life as Spider-Man and normal life. Peter took photos from from Central Park to sell for the Bugle for a different approach rather than Spider-Man, as the papers had turned the whole city aganist him. However, Jameson rejected the photos and told Peter that he paid him for photos of Spider-Man. After being given a lecture from Jameson, Peter handed Jameson a photo of Spider-Man, which Jameson used for page one for: *MASKED MENACE Terrorises Town*, but Robertson was aganist it but was forced to by Jameson.

#### Doctor Octopus' Campaign

Days later, the *Daily Bugle* heard about Otto Octavius' accident with a fusion reactor machine and gave him the name; "Doctor Octopus", due to four tentacles fused to him, or "Doc Ock for short. Following his confrontations with Doctor Octopus and still struggling to balance his double life, Peter got increasingly annoyed by the *Bugle's* smear campaign aganist his superhero alter-ego, even after seeing another article of him and Doctor Octopus robbing a bank. This finally stressed Peter out so much that he lost his powers and gave up being Spider-Man. He threw his suit in a trash bin and walked off, leaving it behind.

#### Spider-Man No More

The Spider-Man Suit was soon discovered by a garbage man and delivered to the Bugle, where Jameson was delighted that he got to Spider-Man and he kept the suit on a wall. While this happened, newspaper articles were published about the disapperance of Spider-Man with the title from the papers: *SPIDER-MAN: NO MORE*. When weeks passed, the crime rate goes to high levels and several citizens started to miss Spider-Man. Even Jameson started regretting slandering Spider-Man that drove him away, even claiming Spider-Man to be a hero. Peter's powers fully returned and he donned his costume again after stealing it from the Bugle, leaving a web with a note where the suit was being kept. Jameson started hating Spider-Man again and continued his smear campaign aganist him, with a new article published: *HE'S BACK: Masked Menace Returns*.

### Eddie Brock's Lies

In 2005, the *Daily Bugle* had hired another photographer, the prideful, vain and womanising Eddie Brock, who became Peter's rival after Jameson chose Eddie's photo of Peter's featuring Spider-Man saving Gwen Stacy from falling to her death at a crane accident. Jameson offered a desk job if either Peter or Eddie got a photo of Spider-Man,which got on Peter's nerves over Eddie's prideful nature.
The *Daily* *Bugle* published an article featuring Spider-Man (wearing an alien black costume) robbing a bank, Eddie got the desk job, only for Peter (who was possessed by the symbiote) to reveal that Eddie forged the photo using some of Peter's old photos that he took a while ago. Upon discovering the fake photos and that Brock had been plagarising Peter's work, Jameson, enraged of what he discovered and realizing that Eddie was nothing but a narssicist, fired him. The *Bugle* printed out a retraction for the first time in twenty years. The new article humilated Eddie to the point that he bonded with the same symbiote to become Venom, after Peter rejected it.

## Members

 Joseph Robertson | Editor
 Betty Brant | Receptionist
 Ted Hoffman | Ad Manager
 Edward Brock | Photographer
 Peter Parker | Photographer

## Trivia

* Each newspaper published by the *Daily Bugle* is worth 50 cents each.