''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."
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
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania located in downtown Harrisburg which was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative ...
.
It has been called a "biweekly guide to the capital's back room deals"
and "a twice-monthly political capsule"
by the ''
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the first newspaper published west of the All ...
.''
Publication history
''The Insider'' was developed in 2002 by the late
Al Neri
Albert "Al" Neri is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather'' and Francis Ford Coppola's trilogy of films based on it. In all three motion pictures, he is portrayed by actor Richard Bright. He functions as ...
, a veteran political commentator with over 20 years of political experience, and political operative
John Verbanac
John Verbanac is a businessman and 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, D.C., as a senior aide ...
, a protegee of Pennsylvania Senator
Rick Santorum
Richard John Santorum ( ; born May 10, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007 and was the Senate's thir ...
.
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'' were 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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References
External links
''The Insider'' Archive
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Newspapers published in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Publications established in 2002
American political websites
Internet properties established in 2002
Politics of Pennsylvania
2002 establishments in Pennsylvania