Categories: OLD Media Moves

Time for CNBC's Kneale to ignore bloggers

Jonathan Berr writes on DailyFinance.com that CNBC media and technology editor Dennis Kneale needs to develop a thick skin and start ignoring criticism of his work by bloggers.

Berr writes, “The commentator is like those starlets in Hollywood who complain about the paparazzi until no one cares enough to follow them. Blogs are only savaging Kneale because he is on national TV and occasionally deserves it. Lashing out at critics will only serve to embolden them.

“Ranting about mean bloggers is like complaining about the blue sky. The internet is a mean place. I get more than my share of insults. None of them killed me.

“Some Wall Street pundits are backing Kneale. ‘Frankly, if you haven’t got the cajones to put your name on your work, I can’t take you seriously,’ writes Tim Lindmark on Wall Street Pit. This writer is, of course, correct. Nonetheless, it seems as though Kneale is trying to have it both ways. There probably is plenty of anonymous praise for the CNBC anchor as well: He makes for good entertainment.”

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