Thing is likes of @SimonJonesNews have to know by now that they aren't reporting "news". For the main they're just stoking hatred by reporting without context. Even the most basic of research would show some asylum seekers aren't safe in France, yet he repeats it without question 
It isn't just Jones though. It is a problem endemic in many areas of the media. Shiny pictures of people landing on the beach make for great clickbait. The harm which reporting out of context does is lost on what is effectively the "ambulance chasing" variety of journalists.
This is very much why we need better regulations over how the press report on asylum seekers, and in particular children. We are talking about a vulnerable group, and the media coverage of them only ends up placing them at more risk and leading to a denial of their rights.
As happens far too often these days, some journalists will use the excuse that they are "tweeting" and not "reporting", or "only stating facts". The problem is that when discussing refugees you need to look at context, reasons, even just a cursory look at the law.
When you fail to do that, and instead mistake sitting on a cliff top with a clicker counter and pair of binoculars as "journalism", you add to an atmosphere which sees asylum seekers denied of rights, attacked by hooligans and dehumanised by politicians and the public.
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