Attorney Job Knoester - Trial By Media

Expert, Journalist

1 hour

NL

Privacy,
Crime journalism,
Journalism,
Human rights

Influence,
Dealing with change,
Inform

As an experienced criminal lawyer, media personality and former professor of journalism, Job Knoester knows exactly what happens when cases are fought not only in court but also in the media. In this lecture he talks about how Trial by Media arises, how perception can make or break people and cases, and what impact it has on suspects, victims, lawyers and the public. Job knows the dynamics from the inside out: how stories are colored, how information is directed and how quickly the truth is supplanted by the image that scores best.

Job takes his audience through the mechanisms behind public condemnation: from framing and language to selective information, emotions, social media and the speed of news. With humor, sharpness and accessibility, he exposes how Trial by Media works.

What to expect:
- Insight into how Trial by Media arises and escalates
- Practical tips for carefully communicating under media pressure
- Humorous and sharp cases from his work in criminal law and the media
- Examples of framing, imaging and selective reporting
- Tools to guide conversations and interviews, even in difficult situations
- A realistic, accessible look behind the scenes of media and criminal law

Job talks about which journalistic reflexes contribute to Trial by Media and how to break them. He shows how lawyers deal with media attention, how they guard against framing and how, as a journalist or professional, you remain careful under pressure. He draws on his own practice, in which he regularly assists clients in cases that make headlines, and on his years of experience as a lecturer at the School of Journalism

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