If you dogwhistle it, neo-Nazis will come: the ‘March for Australia’ – and the problems reporting it pose for media | Weekly Beast
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It can be a wicked problem, working out how to report on, for example, potentially racist marches. Do you refuse to give them airtime? Mention them but be sure not to glorify them? How much detail do you include?
There are plans under way for a “March for Australia” that is taking place (according to one of the anonymous organisers – multiple people claim to be in charge) on 31 August.
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