Forbes Columnist Attacks Nesi’s Relationship With Raimondo
Monday, April 08, 2013
In a scathing column posted this weekend, Forbes columnist Ted Siedle, who had raised issues about General Treasurer's Gina Raimondo's management of the state's retirement system and links between investment and her former firm, took on the cozy relationship between local media and Raimondo.
Specifically, Siedle criticized local blogger Ted Nesi of WPRI-12. Siedle wrote, "For the record, I was not provided any opportunity to comment on Nesi’s article. I’ve learned to expect as much whenever I criticize highly-politicized public pension investment shenanigans. Local media is usually, shall we say, heavily influenced by local politicians. Seems the distinction between journalism and blogging is not as clear-cut as Raimondo would have the public believe."
Nesi and Raimondo
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTSince January 1, 2012, Nesi wrote the following blog postings about Raimondo. Below are the headlines to each blog postings.
Politico: 2014 may launch Gina Raimondo on the national stage January 7th
Gina Raimondo is this month’s Institutional Investor cover girl January 9th
Charts: RI pension fund on track to close its shortfall by 2036 January 14
Raimondo to headline Bond Buyer municipal conference in RI January 23
Poll: Raimondo is favorite for gov; Chafee does best as a Dem January 31
Raimondo raises over $316K; Chafee, Taveras trail February 1
Watch Newsmakers with Treasurer Gina Raimondo February 10
Chart: How Raimondo has changed RI’s pension investments April 4th (in response to the Forbes column criticizing Raimondo)
Please note: the only negative post on Nesi's Notes was posted by former GoLocalProv contributor, Dan McGowan, titled, "Block blasts Raimondo for hiring campaign operative as chief of staff".
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