All the news channels are reporting on the calls that extremist groups are making to hunt down immigrants in the Murcian town of Torre Pacheco.Torre Pacheco is a powder keg", warned in the headlines ofAntena 3 news Presenter Sandra Golpe. The introductory video presented the conflict from the equidistant position of each other, with action music that transformed the attacks into a fast-paced video clip. "Although most immigrants were born there or have lived there for years, some residents say they have not yet adapted."said a reporter. And they included the statements on the street of two women: "They don't have a job and they spend all day on the street because they have nothing else to do.", said one. "They are problematic and give rise to insecurity.", another neighbor claimed. A reporter expanded on the names, symbols, and details of the extremist groups (including Vox) that are calling on their followers to fight. The violence that far-right groups and local residents had perpetrated against other residents of Moroccan origin, spurred on by the attack on an elderly man. Newscast, featured the voice of an expert journalist and researcher of racist attacks, who warned of the links between these stories and false information and videos. It also included statements from the head of RTVE's Verifica department, who explained how these cases are breeding grounds for further spreading racism and lies on social media. Telecinco News They also focused on the outbreak of racism caused by the initial attack on a seventy-year-old man from the town. However, in Antena 3 news They had already reported this case the day before, on Friday the 11th. "A 70-year-old neighbor was attacked horribly for no apparent reason. A group of young men attacked him and severely injured him with kicks and punches.", Golpe stated, disclaiming responsibility for the news. And he closed the headline. "And rallies promoting hunting are already being organized.". It was added that the aggressors "They could be Moroccans", in the conditional. And on two other occasions they recalled the call for hunts against immigrants.
You don't have to go to social media to find platforms for hate and the dissemination of these violent racist campaigns. Television also has a lot of impact, anticipating the case even using a verb in the conditional, to announce that some Moroccans had beaten "wildly"an elderly, defenseless man for fun. And they repeat, up to three times, that they're looking for people to go and attack them. Hate speech is fierce in the digital world, but there are journalistic approaches in traditional media that, much more subtly, can have a striking effect.
