New Maryland political Web site has deep pockets
December 5, 2007
Last week I was asked, “Are you a Maryland political insider?”
The query came from the Observer Media Group in the form of a promotional e-mail for PolitickerMD.com, a new online presence in a modest niche - Maryland government and politics.
The editor, “Wally Edge,” promises “original reporting, analysis, commentary, rumors” and more - covered “from Maryland by Marylanders.”
But here’s where it gets even more interesting: one local blogger isn’t so sure about the “local coverage.”
Adam Pagnucco writes on Maryland Politics Watch that the Observer Media Group, which also operates PoliticsNJ.com, is owned by Jared Kushner, a wealthy 20-something from New Jersey whose family has made a bundle in real estate. Kushner made headlines when he bought the New York Observer in 2006.
And New Jersey and Maryland aren’t the only Kushner-owned political blogs out there.
Pagnucco also notes the many campaign contributions that Kushner has made to politicians, mostly Democratic, especially New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey.
So what do you think? Are you a “Maryland political insider” and will you be checking out this Web site?
-JACKIE SAUTER, Multimedia Editor
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