The Insider was a subscription-based newsletter reporting on Pennsylvania politics.
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It was once described as the "state's most widely read newsletter devoted to state politics and government."[1] With an audience of both the "hard-core state political junkie and the casual political observer," The Insider featured interviews with state politicians and political analysis for activities at the Pennsylvania State Capitol.[2][non-primary source needed] It has been called a "biweekly guide to the capital's back room deals"[3] and "a twice-monthly political capsule" [4] by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Publication history
The Insider was developed in 2002 by the late Al Neri, a veteran political commentator with over 20 years of political experience, and political operative John Verbanac, a protegee of Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.[5][6][7] Within a short period of time, the Insider became the largest statewide political publication.[8] Verbanac and Neri parted ways amicably in 2005 and The Insider was incorporated into the GovNetPA system.[7][9] The editorial opinions expressed in The Insider were exclusively of Neri, unless the article carries a different by-line.[10] Other individuals occasionally publish material in The Insider, including David Buffington, who is best known as the former editor of the Pennsylvania Report, a publication similar to The Insider.[11][non-primary source needed]
^Neri, Al (January 2009). "INSIDER INFO -- JANUARY 2009". The Insider. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-07-26. The views contained in The Insider are those exclusively of its editor, Al Neri, unless an article is specifically authored by another writer.
