Having spent the day, much like every other day at present, listening to journalists and broadcasters restate unsubstantiated claims, and elide the fact of difference with a trigger for racist violence, here are simple rules even Chris Mason might grasp. ⬇️ 1. Do not repeat rumours as context! If a claim is unverified, say so clearly. Stop laundering racist misinformation through phrases like "concerns have been raised" or "people are saying". 2. Please distinguish the the fact of difference from a justification. The presence of migrants, Muslims, Black or minority ethnic people, asylum seekers, or religious difference is not an explanation for racist violence. Racism is. 3. Name racist violence when it is racist violence. They are not "protests", "disorder", "community tensions", or "clashes" when people are being targeted because of race, religion, ethnicity, or migration status. 4. Repeat to yourselves: victims are not responsible for the violence against them, so stop framing communities under attack as a “flashpoint” or “source of tension”. The relevant question is who is organising, excusing, enabling, or participating in racist intimidation. 5. Report the pattern, not just the event. Each incident sits in a wider climate of far-right mobilisation, online disinformation, political rhetoric, institutional failures, and the normalisation of anti-migrant and anti-Muslim hostility. Basically, do some journalism...