Thread by @soundmigration

A few points here.
These are violence and death threat posted on SM yesterday by fascists. This is not abnormal at this stage.

I choose to do some of this work identifably. Others prefer otherwise for lots of reasons. Those choices take precedent over on demand media access.

https://twitter.com/ConorGallaghe_r/status/1314993945278058507

When we take the security of individuals seriously, or desire of people to not engage with media, it's normal that people filming will be asked about it. There are very real security risks for us. They take priority over unthinkingly speaking politely to everyone with a camera.

Do I support journalists feeling threatened? No.

Would I like journalist to be aware of the dynamics in these situations? Yes

Would I like the framing of yesterday to not be dullard horseshoe 'anti fascism is as bad as fascism'? That's not in my gift.

Tbf there are good few journalists and outlets that do take the reporting/amplifying issues seriously. It's tricky to navigate. In depth thoughtful reporting on the wider far right milieu is out there.

But they aren't the same thing.

Anyways I think it's not that useful to just frame the context from a policing lens.

There's is no instance in history where the resolution of rising far extremism & political movements has been a policing thing.

That's an indulgence on paper, but it's ahistorical.