Job Knoester is ended up in the danger zone of Today Inside because of the many blunders he has committed recently, says media connoisseur Victor Vlam. “He’s losing public sympathy.”
He is undeniably the most eager table guest of Today Inside: criminal lawyer Job Knoester. He is incredibly happy to sit at the table at the television hit. “It is someone who has become a big star in that program in the past year, because he very often joins it,” explains media expert Victor Vlam in the podcast The Communicados.
Danger zone
However, Job has to be careful, according to Victor. “He has made a few blunders recently and has now really entered the danger zone. He runs the risk of losing public sympathy. And he really has to be careful with that. He doesn’t have an awful lot of media experience yet and I think that’s the reason.”
One of those blunders is Job’s call not to vote. “He also came back to it, because a lot of those reactions were really extremely, extremely critical. Johan Derksen then also said: ‘Yes, it was not a good call, because the people you dislike, they naturally benefit from it.’”
Uncollegiate
Victor is also disappointed that Job spoke so scathingly about the VI performance of fellow lawyer Gerald Roethof. Uncollegiate, he says. “If Gerald is doing really well there, they may invite him more often and Job less often. Precisely because there is such an obvious self-interest involved, expressing those feelings is not so wise.”
The fact that Job reacted so angry to Özcan Akyol’s tease is also lame, says Victor. “It’s an Ozcan joke. It’s funny because there’s some truth to it, but a lot of people are media horny. It’s not the end of the world, you know. Just be a little relaxed about it.”
Negative reactions
Job has started to believe in himself a little too much, Victor fears. “I notice that there are more negative comments about him on the Facebook page of Today Inside than you would like. Connect him to an experienced editor-in-chief. Prepare those broadcasts with him. Give him tips on what to do and what not to do.”
He concludes: “I think that is sensible. Because again, if he has lost the public’s sympathy…he can also very quickly lose that prominent position that he has acquired. It can be over quickly in the television world.”
All time low
Job also receives a lot of criticism for his performance in VI’s Mark Rutte special. For example, journalist Ton F. van Dijk tweets: “A serious criminal lawyer who ‘diagnoses’ the prime minister on TV as a psychopath is a low point. A little more preparation and you can tackle Rutte on the mistakes he made, it is very easy that way.”
TV maker Thijs Zeeman tweets: “Job Knoester is starting to believe in it a bit, isn’t it? Can’t you expect a lawyer to present his arguments in a calm, well-founded manner? Or does he also allow a judge to scream so emotionally?
And Rutger Castricum in HLF8: “With that of a psychopath I also thought: maybe that was not necessary.”