Brooke (2014) of the populist newspaper Daily Mail reports on social turmoil in Hexthorpe, England. According to residents, social unrest is imminent unless the authorities take action against tensions with immigrated Rroma. Brooke’s and his witnesses’ reasoning is based on mistrust, prejudice and strong generalizations. It is telling that the Rroma themselves, which are blamed for noise, trash, and more crime, remain a faceless mass and don’t have their say in the article, apart from a photo with youths in tracksuits. However, that they are indeed Rroma is anything but clear. Instead, political propaganda on Rroma abusing welfare is mixed with striking extreme cases. Such journalism is demagogic, as one can read in the comment column. There it is teeming with xenophobic statements and invitations to vote UKIP. This has nothing to do with objective journalism anymore.

• Brooke, Chris (2014) Angry villagers warn of riots unless police act on Roma: Residents say they will take law into their own hands if authorities do not take action over anti-social behaviour. In: Daily Mail online vom 12.6.2014. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2656728/Angry-villagers-warn-riots-unless-police-act-Roma-Residents-say-law-hands-authorities-not-action-anti-social-behaviour.html