The Daily Punctilio is a fictional sensationalist newspaper from A Series of Unfortunate Events, a series of novels by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket.
The Daily Punctilio was first mentioned in The Vile Village. From the end of that book, the newspaper's stories follow the Baudelaire orphans everywhere for the remainder of the series. The Baudelaires were forced to go on the run after the Punctilio ran a story saying they (mista...
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The Daily Punctilio is a fictional sensationalist newspaper from A Series of Unfortunate Events, a series of novels by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket.
The Daily Punctilio was first mentioned in The Vile Village. From the end of that book, the newspaper's stories follow the Baudelaire orphans everywhere for the remainder of the series. The Baudelaires were forced to go on the run after the Punctilio ran a story saying they (mistakenly referred to as "Veronica, Klyde, and Susie Baudelaire") murdered Jacques Snicket (mistakenly referred to as "Count Omar").
In Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography, there were portions of Lemony Snicket's play reviews for the Daily Punctilio. He was fired by Eleanora Poe, chief editor and Mr. Poe's sister, after mocking the acting ability of Esmé Squalor in a play by Al Funcoot (an anagram of Count Olaf). He attempts to publish one last article, but is caught by Eleanora Poe. Also, from portions of the newspaper in The...
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