The Insider (newspaper)
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The Insider is a prominent subscription-based newsletter reporting on Pennsylvania politics.
. It has been called "biweekly guide to the capital's back room deals" and "a twice-monthly political capsule" by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Traditional news organizations, including the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, have covered items reported in The Insider.
, a veteran political commentator with over 20 years of political experience, and political operative John Verbanac
, a protegee of Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum
Within a short period of time, the Insider became the largest statewide political publication. Verbanac and Neri parted ways amicably in 2005 and The Insider was incorporated into the GovNetPA system. The editorial opinions expressed in The Insider are exclusively of Neri, unless the article carries a different by-line. 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.
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It is the "state’s most widely read newsletter devoted to state politics and government." With an audience of both the "hard-core state political junkie and the casual political observer," The Insider features interviews with state politicians and political analysis for activities at the Pennsylvania State CapitolPennsylvania State Capitol
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is in downtown Harrisburg. It was designed in 1902 in a Beaux-Arts style with Renaissance themes throughout...
. It has been called "biweekly guide to the capital's back room deals" and "a twice-monthly political capsule" by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Traditional news organizations, including the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, have covered items reported in The Insider.
Publication history
The Insider was developed in 2002 by Al NeriAlbert J. Neri
Albert J. "Al" Neri was a Pennsylvania political news correspondent, pundit, and political analyst.At the beginning of his career, Neri worked as a journalist following state and local government and politics for a variety of publications, including Erie Times-News, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the...
, a veteran political commentator with over 20 years of political experience, and political operative John Verbanac
John Verbanac
John Verbanac is a businessman and prominent political operative in Pennsylvania.Verbanic earned a B.A. degree from the University of Pittsburgh College of General Studies in 1990. He worked in government and politics in Washington, DC as a senior aide and political strategist for two U.S...
, a protegee of Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...
Within a short period of time, the Insider became the largest statewide political publication. Verbanac and Neri parted ways amicably in 2005 and The Insider was incorporated into the GovNetPA system. The editorial opinions expressed in The Insider are exclusively of Neri, unless the article carries a different by-line. Other individuals occasionally publish material in The Insider, including David Buffington, who is best known as the former editor of the Pennsylvania Report
Pennsylvania Report
The Pennsylvania Report is an independent bi-weekly subscription-based political newspaper published in Pennsylvania. It is "widely read by the state's political junkies." It was founded in 1985 by David Buffington, a former public relations worker for the Pennsylvania Government.It provides...
, a publication similar to The Insider.