Asheville Daily Planet
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| Type | Bi-weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Star Fleet Communications, Inc. |
| Founder(s) | John North |
| Publisher | John North |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| Website | ashevilledailyplanet |
The Asheville Daily Planet is a bi-weekly alternative newspaper serving Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. The newspaper was named after the fictional Daily Planet newspaper in the Superman universe.[1]
In spite of its name, it has never been a daily newspaper. On December 1, 2004, it began publishing as a weekly newspaper. Due to economic conditions, it began publishing monthly in July 2008.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ In an article in the Mountain Xpress, John North, publisher of the Asheville Daily Planet, is quoted as saying that it would be "kind of a smashing name, because everybody reads Superman comics."
- ^ Planet to continue as monthly paper