Consider the BBC reporting of a protest against asylum seekers in Diss, 26 miles up the road from here in Ipswich. Glen Saffer, one of the organisers, said: “It’s what we wanted - a peaceful demonstration. We are here as a community to shut this place down.” He said he was not against all immigration, and that the protesters were not racist. And here are some pictures from the story: We should note some of the ways in which the language and format of the story legitimises the protest, a...
