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The Insider has also received many favorable reviews in the media. Sample coverage: Business Week praised the "fine picture archive;" Entertainment Weekly described the interactive bulletin boards and the extensive photo collection as "standouts" and lauded The Insider's "bold design" and "nicely original flourishes;" The Gannett newspapers called The Insider a "helpful, matter-of-fact online guide;" the Los Angeles Times awarded The Insider with their "Times Pick;" and The New York Times liked The Insider's "friendly face," noting that The NYC Insider provides "warm advice about a supposedly cold city." TheInsider has also been featured on Ed Walsh's morning program on WOR New York.