A 2003 episode of "Smallville" had this man, a future editor, portrayed as a washed-up alcoholic tabloid reporter
[DOC] [TLE] [2 quotes] Introduction - Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture [PAR] the episode, Perry White is still a reporter, but anyone familiar with the ... knows 
that White eventually will become the editor of the Daily Planet in ... Smallville: 
The Mythology of Perry White  Junelle Mallari.