Batman v Superman film informatics Part 5D: Allies at The Daily Planet

LOIS LANE
Lois Lane is a very successful investigative journalist who works at the Daily Planet. Her favorite stories are the hardest ones - when her pursuit of the truth takes her into dangerous places. She has interviewed terrorist leaders in war zones and soldiers on the battlefield. She has even pried secrets out of the most tight-lipped government officials.


So when Lois learned that Superman existed, it's no wonder that she quickly figured out his secret identity. Lois tracks Clark down to Smallville, Kansas where she meets with a source: Pete Ross, who was a classmate of Clark's at school. Pete tells her about Clark saving both him and the school bus with his incredible powers twenty years ago. Lois arrives at the Kent Farm and is greeted by Martha Kent, who isn't pleased to see a reporter, and sends her away. Lois then promptly goes to the local cemetery, where Clark's adopted father is buried, when Clark arrives and tells her the story of how Jonathan Kent had been killed in a tornado attack sixteen years ago, protecting Clark's secret, believing the world wasn't yet ready, which is why he still hides his abilities, leaving Lois understandable and pensive.


After returning to Metropolis, Lois is determined to drop the story and is called into Perry's office after the blogger posts it all over the Internet. Perry tells Lois that the publishers wish to sue her, and that she is given 2 weeks leave without pay as a result, to which she promptly agrees.
Lois is shown to be compassionate and fair and after her first meeting with Kal-El, smitten with the selfless heroics as well as the childhood pain he had endured all his life and decided to drop what could have been the biggest story in human history for him. Having been saved countless times during the Kryptonian invasion in Metropolis, Lois develops romantic feelings for Clark.


PERRY WHITE
Perry White is the editor in chief of The Daily Planet, which makes him the boss of both Clark Kent and Lois Lane. He places a lot of importance on integrity and excellent journalism, so he appreciates Lois' hard work and thorough investigating. But he also knows that newspapers have to be successful to survive, and hard-hitting stories don't always appeal to everyone. So he needs to strike a balance.

Since Clark is a newer and less-experienced reporter than Lois, Perry sometimes assigns him lighter stories to attract more readers. Clark understands why Perry wants him to cover sports teams and store openings. But Clark must also strike a careful balance of his own: on one hand the needs of The Daily Planet, and on the other hand his own need for information that he can use as Superman.