More on my own because they didn't have all the calm after the coronavirus storm in China it feels like a proper summer it feels like holidays it feels like everything is going to be all right and fate is glamour in Spain the dining room where the top selling singer who plays us once sang to Gallaudet is now has signs telling you not to put cutlery in the microwave all that and why are motorbike riding correspondent in Goma feels a little less welcome in eastern Congo these days that's from our own correspondent after this bulletin or b.b.c. World news. B.b.c. News Hello this is Gerry Smit the head of the World Bank has described the current economic crisis as a catastrophe but has called on governments to begin setting up new systems that will allow growth to resume in a b.b.c. Interview David now bus so the coronavirus pandemic and business shutdowns have disrupted the livelihoods of billions of people but he said dead relief or poor countries and government support for the most vulnerable could help people recover I'm an optimist over the long run but your major is strong and innovation is really powerful the world is moving fast the awareness of what people are doing it other countries has never been higher and so that gives hope for the future demonstrations have continued late into the night in parts of the United States after another day of anti racism protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd nearly 2 weeks ago in the western cities of Portland and Seattle they've been clashes between demonstrators and police this report from Grand Furt. Police in Seattle you stun grenades to disperse crowds who threw stones bottles and other objects there were similar confrontations in Portland but overall the rallies on Saturday brought together many thousands of protesters in towns and cities in largely peaceful rallies denouncing police brutality and demanding an end to racial injustice in Richmond Virginia crowds pulled a statue of a Confederate general from its pedestal in many areas there are increasing calls for funds to be withheld from the police until reforms are made China says they had to brief the United States about the coronavirus as early as January the 4th This statement is contained in a document newly published by China detailing its response to the virus is our Asia Pacific editor Michael Bristow China's v. Fees criticism from President Trump's administration which has accused Beijing of covering up information about the virus and you document China says it's acted in an open transparent and responsible manner as an example illicit telephone briefing given by the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention to a us counterpart on January the fall off when the disease was still largely unknown and there's no mention in the paper of China's missteps so should the woo hand doctors who will want to keep quiet about their concerns over the virus join earth has reported falls in both exports and imports as the pandemic continues to disrupt trade exports were down by 3 percent in May compared with the previous year imports fell by 16 percent a larger than expected job the Chinese government said last month it would not be setting an annual growth target. Listening to world news from the b.b.c. a Local politician in Taiwan is thought to have jumped to his death shortly after a close colleague the Met was removed from office police in girl she only said the speaker of the city's council leapt from his 17th floor apartment who were the case is still being investigated the incident happened hours after the mayor was stripped of his position in a special vote triggered by residents dissatisfied with his performance 12 Iranian backed fighters are reported to have been killed in overnight their strikes in Syria the British based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights so they attack targeted bases in their 000 province is that the fighters killed were Iraqi and Afghan militiaman sent by Iran to support the Syrian government. Officials in southern India have begun an inquiry of a team of 4 government workers were seen apparently throwing a dead body headfirst into a pit our surveys are editor John we're giving has more details a short video shared widely on social media shows for workers in protective clothing carrying a body by stretcher to a deep pit and taking it in head 1st before turning to walk away it's sparked anger with some calling it undignified or insulting to the dead man officials say he tested positive for the corona virus and that the body found accidentally it comes against a backdrop of steadily rising cases in India which saw nearly $10000.00 new infections in the last 24 hours on Monday restrictions will be further east as many restaurants hotels and offices reopen India's Foreign Ministry says both Indian and Chinese officials are committed to resolving the tense military standoff along their disputed border in a statement released the day after military commanders met in the low dark region to address the issue India said both sides wanted to resolve the situation peacefully. And those are the latest stories from b.b.c. News. This is from our own correspondents on the b.b.c. World Service I'm Pascoe Hello and welcome to the program in this edition where in China where the coronavirus 1st emerged of course but when normal life is now returning as long as you wear a mask where also near the Rwandan border in the Democratic Republic of Congo one of the most entrepreneurial places I've ever been but where look down measures are threatening business as usual even for a self-styled professional smuggler cross we take a trip to southern Spain and if it goes in result there was once a backdrop for a scuffle involving Frank Sinatra but 1st to Minnesota it was in this us States that's a police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd for nearly 9 minutes and then he dies outrage sadness and anger against this the latest in a castle of violence against African-Americans have spread across the nation and indeed around the world Mr Floyd's killing has become a catalyst for an uncomfortable examination of white privilege and the glaring disparities for people of color when it comes to fundamental aspects of life in America as Emma some polling has experienced herself Minnesota consistently ranks near the top of the u.s. Standard of living charts it enjoys rates of home ownership and educational attainment unseen in most of the country the Twin Cities Minneapolis and St Paul both one of the highest concentrations of successful American companies and they help fuel a levy an income that's almost $20000.00 above the national average if that's not enough of Minnesota even snag the title as the country's 3rd habeas state in the national poll many Minnesotans it appears. Are living the American dream but that's only if they are white the things racial disparities mean that prosperity and the great quality of life are out of reach for most of his black residents and so for black people the twin cities are often listed as one of the worst places to live in the country I have lived in Ohio and New York but it was in Minnesota I felt the most dehumanizing violated because of my race 2 weeks after moving here in 2016 I got sick and things hid my brother called the St Paul fire department they are the responders for both fire and medical emergencies here a crew of white men arrived with no stretcher and with no intention of helping me instead they barked I should get up off the floor on my own because they didn't have all day I told them I was too weak to do so I told them I had food poisoning and was dehydrated they told me I had a 24 hour stomach bug and would be fine they provided no was just is as I feel bullied made my way down the stairs and ultimately they refused to take me to the hospital I got to the emergency room that night with help from family with blood pressure so low I was hooked to an i.v. Drip until sunrise in the 1990 s. And that then your college and other African-American firefighters sued in federal with the thing Paul fire department for discriminating against is black employees in the black community college who retired in 2001 tells me many crews routinely downplay medical emergencies of black people and deny them transportation here because white medics urging a black boy with a gunshot wound to his head to lift themselves from the concrete and hop on a stretcher Oh it's just a flesh wound they assured the boy another time a young black man suffering from excruciating headaches after brain surgery was. To walk down a long flight of stairs he died 2 weeks later Khalid now 76 is bothered by back pain from the years of having to carry labor and black women in the ambulance when his white colleagues deny them stretchers the fire department in most institutions and corporations in the Twin Cities have diversity and inclusion initiatives but they remain overwhelmingly white and feel hostile for some African-Americans companies hire black professionals but struggle to retain them Felicia a new ha is one of many who fled the Twin Cities she left 10 years ago for Atlanta she told me to tears that she still suffers from p.t.s.d. From the micro aggressions and isolation she experienced working at a large Minnesota corporation you can't be your authentic great black self and work there you have to conform to make them comfortable if you don't they'll make your work life miserable and push you out the disparities and injustices are deep and prove a stiff seeping into all aspects of life in Minnesota and as recent events have shown this includes policing Minnesota's governor called the killing of George Floyd the author of the manifestation of the systemic racism in the state is the 2nd police killing of a black man in Minnesota and we sing yours which has spawned nationwide protests in 2016 Philander because Steele was shot by an officer in a Minnesota suburb while driving back from a shopping trip the only officer to ever be convicted in Minnesota for killing a civilian was a Somali he killed a white woman in Minneapolis the parents of anguish and frustrations reached a boiling point when the video of Mr floored hit social media panting unrest that led to rioting in the torching of businesses across America standing shoulder to shoulder amid the charred ruins of a business corridor in Minneapolis. A crowd he wanted Floyd's last words I can't agree I here to grieve Colvin 19 still rages in Minnesota and black Americans I just push really affected but it appears that he is a secondary concern Scott McDonald a 28 year old black Minneapolis resident told me that he didn't make a police killing black men started long before the coronavirus if I had to choose I rather have the coronavirus than deal with the Minneapolis police Elise I have a Chines m.s.r. Pong in the Chinese city of will hand where the corona virus 1st emerged the local town was extensive 11000000 people restricted to their residential compounds for 2 months even now across China there are multiple checks and a traffic light star system that decides how freely individuals can move nonetheless Stephen McDonell feels a sense of China emerging on the other side of the coronavirus tunnel it's late afternoon and the sun's going down over a crumbling tower on the Great Wall of China I keep walking up and up the ruins of this section of the wall some cling to the west side of a mountain the weathered steps on battlements built hundreds of years ago like a perfect stadium to take in the sunset you just have to find a spot sit down and then look back in the direction from which occur aim on this night there are hundreds of people young and old sitting together to watch the spectacle the view is something to behold it's a beautiful evening with a light breeze taking the edge off the heat and carrying the sound of birds mixing with people chatting you know that sound when you can tell a small crowd is happy even content it's certainly not rock us but nor is it flat it's a sort of bumped up murmuring with bits of laughter popping through. Every now and then a father whispers to his toddler walking up the steps a couple whisper as they lean into one another it feels something like My God it's over and how good is it least we hope it is at least for the time being as the current virus has come under control the roads leading to all the approaches to the great wall have been unblocked wanted to time it wasn't like this a couple of months ago mountain villages were barricaded only residents allowed in officials turned them into virus free bubbles cut off from the outside world down in the valley in the mega city of Beijing the same principle was applied whether it be in alleyway communities or highrise housing complexes here too there's been easing at the height of the crisis you couldn't enter entire neighborhoods local Communist Party volunteers guarded the blockaded entrances at street level allowing only those who live inside to pass the still there for the moment but now if you show that your mobile phone health screening app has a clear green color you can go in even if you're from another area it looks like the corona virus is still hanging around in dribs and drabs but that it's being managed pretty easily if the figures are to be believed even in trained terms China's coronavirus turnaround has been breathtaking in January temporary isolation facilities will being built with thousands of beds as one hands hospitals filled to overflowing with the infected planeloads of People's Liberation Army medics flew into the closed off city to relieve doctors and nurses collapsing in hallways from exhaustion China's approach has been to seal off any outbreak and crush it actually outside of who by province they've only been a few locations with compulsory lock downs everywhere else people just chose to. Stay indoors in accordance with recommendations from the authorities in Beijing the streets went to did almost overnight those of lived through the SARS epidemic didn't want to catch this virus many of question the veracity of China's official coronavirus statistics and indeed the numbers may have been under-reported even drastically Sir however the downward curve would seem to match real life evidence for example apart from those we've interviewed I don't know anyone at all in China who's become infected with the coronavirus I keep asking others if they do I don't even know anyone who knows anyone in China has become infected but I do know people in New York and I do know people in London of course I go for a walk to talk to people around the Gwar Mao underground train station at the height of the crisis here it looked like a scene from a post-apocalyptic story with only the odd masked pedestrian walking below the giant towers of Beijing's central business district it's now back to its normal heaving self the lights change and crowds surge across vast multi lined intersections on one corner a woman sells freshly cooked sweet potatoes on top of a burning barrel it's the 1st day back since the virus struck How's business I ask her not great she says people aren't buying Why not I ask maybe they're still worried about the coronavirus she says So are you optimistic about the future I ask Oh yeah definitely optimistic she says no worries mate when everything's going to be alright it's already coming good stuff in a little chicken shop and a hairdresser have the same message in their doors that the authorities have said you don't have to wear a mask anymore most people still are up on the great wall sun has now gone down completely the day has become not there a little lanterns so we can see where we're going the crowds hang. Around we're very close together but nearly everyone is wearing a mask it feels like proper Sabar it feels like holidays it feels like everything is going to be all rush Stephen McDonell I'm Pascoe hasa and this is from our own correspondent on the b.b.c. World Service in the Democratic Republic of Congo the coronavirus does not seem to be spreading quickly but measures to keep it that way such as closing borders mean food prices have shot up in the eastern city of Goma near the border with Rwanda some people are more afraid of starving to death than of catching the disease others are particularly wary of foreigners who they fear might be carrying the virus Here's a live yeah Ackland one of our Russian run grammar my motorbike I'm subject to shots I'm incredulous stares from other road users it's not often that you see a woman riding a bike particularly not a foreign one motorcycle taxi drivers overtaking me giving me thumbs up signs and yelling. Courage my sister to this I tend to reply on our own so we are together. Trying to please men stationed at roundabouts wave as I go past and phone credit such as on the pavement holler writes greetings but ever since coronavirus became a global pandemic which so far has hit Europe harder than Africa I've been subject to considerably less friendly shots pausing into traffic clogged runs about as I have the words Corona Corona echoing around me. Men on motorbikes wide fingers at me and shouting things where Healy another language spoken in eastern Congo generally I understand little of what they're saying save to was musing grew white person and Corona at the bank a cashier pulls up her face mask when I walk in and ask where I've come from she looks vaguely reassured to head that I'm based in gramma and haven't been back to England since Christmas I don't much like being seen as the walking in Body Mint of a deadly disease but locals in grammar right to Ari So far there are just over $3000.00 registered cases of current of ours in the country most of them are in the distant capital Kinshasa but if the disease spreads across the eastern Congo containing it will be extremely tough more than $130.00 armed groups hide in the bush not far from Goma they often attack civilians with machetes loot the high says and abduct people thousands have fled the violence and now live in cramped under-resourced camps with scarce access to water others have moved in with relatives who live in safer villages nearby 100 Lady Eve has taken 11 people she lives in the mud brick house they sleep for so much use and eat together from the one metal Source been she owns every evening. But social distancing is difficult right Congar 2 thirds of the population live on less than $2.00 a day and many eke out a living flogging goods in market places if quarantined a lot of people won't be able to put food on the table in an effort to cut spread the Congolese government closed its borders at the end of March but this is also led the Puerto struggle going back touches the Rwandan border and the crossing between the 2 countries is one of the busiest in the world you know many more than 30000 petty traders pass through it every day variously lugging sacks of potatoes herding bleating goats and swinging unfortunate chicken by their feet a lot of the food consumed in grama comes from Rwanda so since the borders closed prices have shot up staples like rice and beans cost a 3rd more while salting bananas are twice as expensive although lorries with goods are still allowed to cross traders have to pay $100.00 a day to hire them and cough up some of the taxes that they were dodging on foot is this going fine continues then we'll die says Claude batty a 46 year old cleaner slumped on a plastic chair outside a shop he's been laid off work and as for fitting his salary of $70.00 a month the price hikes also mean that his wife can only afford to buy health of what she used to at the markets we used to eat twice a day now we only once he says in the morning when I wake up my stomachs empty so I drink a lot of water at the desolate border a policeman paces back and forth in front of the metal barrier that divides Congo and Rwanda I ask him if anyone's tried to sneak across him last grimly and tells me that they wouldn't dare before gesturing to the gun in his holster. To find out if this is really true I arranged to meet a woman who calls herself a professional smuggler in normal time she sneaks into Rwanda with sashes of Lord rum body oil and mobile phones her clients pay her to avoid import taxes and she in turn pays the border police to look the other way there she has decided not to try and cross now it's too risky they might shoot you she confirms a nighttime curfew has now been imposed in grama from 8 pm to 5 am anyone who defies it is fined or taken to prison most by taxi drivers who rise at night protesting they complain that they have lost their livelihoods. It's very difficult to find money now says one woman and grandma who reckons that the people there are even more afraid of going hungry than they are of catching the disease and Livia Ackland in Goma the Spanish economy relies heavily on tourism its accounts for 11 percent of the country's earnings the sun sea and sangria version of Spain has proved a particularly potent lure for the British but this year has faced a 14 day quarantine on their return to the u.k. In their absence some resorts like tour a 1000000 lost in the south are turning to the past for inspiration on how to relaunch as a different type of destination in the 1960 s. Tour a 1000000 us rivaled son trip a in France with visitors ranging from Royals to world leaders to Hollywood stars all of us Smith recounts the phases of glamour last October 3rd in the lobby of the hotel pose as part of studying a faded photo hanging behind the front desk issued a beach with a solitary set of footprints in the sand there were upturned fishing boats whitewashed bungalows and there's no one around in the photo apart from the goats cheering on some grass be on the beach wooded mountain ranges in the shallows of the Mediterranean this picture dated from the dawn of tourism on the Costa del Sol in the south of Spain. It's a vision of a tourist free coastline no one thought they would ever see again and the hotel that launched this mighty industry was the part of the swordfish hotel last year the hotel 60th anniversary had come to us to pay a visit modeled on the Art Deco hotels of Miami Beach the boat the glamour of the French Riviera to an obscure fishing village in the southernmost tip of Europe among the guests were the kings of Italy and Saudi Arabia the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson and Hollywood legends also in Wells Sean Connery Anthony Quinn Elizabeth Taylor Bogart and Frank Sinatra who for the proper artsy at the hotel bar or were seduced by the magic of charm Elaine us and serving some of them was Daniel Calderon's grandfather who worked as a waiter at the grand opening in 1959 he probably didn't know who most of these people were Daniel told me as we sat on the hotel terrace in October last year many famous people came here so they wouldn't be recognised but this hotel was iconic for our family our grandfather was somebody to be proud of Daniel followed in his grandfather's footsteps and he worked at the hotel. Changed by the 1970 s. It evolved from an exclusive retreat to a mass tourism destination the town was mocked by Monte Python scoffed at by some but frequented by millions of European holiday makers all the saying in the 1960 s. The peasants by the sword uncontested over the skyline but then it became lost in a forest of high rise hotels and flanked by cafes selling full English breakfast the present itself had changed. Daniel told me it no longer claimed to be exclusive although she areas but rather a comfortable 4 star hotel. Walking around its model lobby I spotted no celebrities apart from a picture of Jennifer Lawrence advertising resident hairdresser the dining room where the top selling singer Julio Iglesias once sang to gala dinners now has signs telling you not to put cutlery in the microwave Of course something has been lost it is Daniel as I left I sometimes try to imagine what the hotel was like for my grandfather a place with no roads without the marina without a promenade during the day you could see the locals fishing it would have been so dark at night you could see the stars now I'm at home in London speaking to Daniel on the phone. He's in his apartment not far from the president with a view of an empty sea devoid of the usual sailing boats we realize that the old serenity we talked about in October has in a strange way been restored but Daniel sees no positives. To close its doors in March and it's not clear when it will reopen coronavirus has hit the economy of the Costa del Sol hard but Daniel remains on the payroll he's organizing social media posts for the months ahead anything to get a feeling we've not disappear he tells me we've had many hours thinking the moment we reopen our doors we will smile when we cook the food we will put more love into it when tourism returns tourmaline town hall wants to use the President as heritage to market more high end tourism in a resort synonymous with waterslides fish and chip shops and a dinosaur part he wants to pivot to more boutique hotels and food experiences as the head of tourism. Half joking they would love to lure Sean Connery back to talk . Daniel's more realistic Hollywood legends won't check in anytime soon but. Frank Sinatra who came here wants because the fight or the guests that come back year after year and show loyalty for Daniel as long as tourism returns it doesn't matter quite how many footprints there are in the sand all over Smith That's all for this edition but there will be more stories of life lived around the world in our next program so join us next weekend for more from our own correspondent. Distribution of the b.b.c. World Service of the us is paid possible by American Public Media producer and distributor of award winning public radio contact a.p.m. American Public Media with support from a good online test prep for g r e g. S a t staying at home is a great time to prepare for something new with self guided lessons and support from a good dog. Hello I'm Mike Wendling And you're listening to b.b.c. Trending coming up the influencers who are trampling over beauty spots there in raging people who love national parks and wild spaces we'll meet a man who decided to do something about it by naming and shaming he says he's just trying to educate people talk to someone who learned from one of their encounters and another who says he's just a bully that's on b.b.c. Trending coming up just after the news b.b.c. News Web Jerry's made the World Bank chief David Malpass has warned that the coronavirus pandemic is causing an economic catastrophe affecting billions of people in a b.b.c. Interview he owes governments he says are new systems to allow growth to resume once the emergency was over he said businesses and livelihoods could be restored if the right plans were put in place such as d'être leave for poor countries. Joined says it briefed the United States about the corona virus in early January when the disease was still largely unknown the statement is contained in a newly published document image Beijing gives details of its response to the virus the trumpet ministration has repeatedly complained of a cover up. Anti racism protests have continued late into the night in cities on the West Coast of the United States after another day of rallies sparked by the police killing of George from Lloyd in Portland and Seattle there being clashes between demonstrators and police on Saturday big crowds held largely peaceful rallies in towns and cities across the country. 12 Iranian backed fighters reported to have been killed in overnight air strikes in Syria the British based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack targeted bases in their resort province in the east of the country the Mexican all authorities say 10 people have been killed in an attack on a drug rehabilitation center in going to one of those state governments stormed the building and began opening fire on the region has become a flashpoint in turf wars fought by drugs cartels India's Foreign Ministry says Indian and Chinese officials are committed to ending the military standoff along their disputed border Delhi he released a statement the day after military commanders met to address the issue and those are the latest stories from b.b.c. News. Earlier this year I went for a walk. In January I was in Walker Canyon in Southern California about an hour east of Los Angeles it was a warm day but only a few people were out. I was the drive out here to walk again and the drive to work or Canyon was great track it's like. A giant Teasdale is the mayor of the nearby city of Lake Elsinore lists and you and as we chatted he described to me very different scene from the previous year it was a wet year for us and then of course from when you get rain it was the perfect condition to get a bloom and we've had blooms in the past but this year it went from some flowers to a lot of flowers now we're sitting here in January and it's pretty brown these hills I have to say I mean there's some really nice views but it's pretty brown What does it look like at that point it was a sea of orange every hill was covered with flowers it was it was absolutely stunning I mean when you look at it today you know with the with the brown like you said a little bit of green it's nothing compared to what it looked like when the flowers were all over the hills and it just sort of exploded from there people started pulling off the road to come and look at the flowers once you know a few people fall off the road multiple people pulled off the road and it started this social media frenzy. Tens of thousands of people showed up Lake Elsinore was swarming with people ignoring guidelines and pork laws to get that perfect photo the interstate highway behind this choked up with traffic residents complained to Mayor tos Dale that they couldn't get around that there were people everywhere and you can watch all of this happen online as tag was superglue no matter what planning we did it just seemed like every week it would grow more and more and more . This is b.b.c. Trending we investigate the world of social media Mike Wendling now life eventually did get back to normal in Lake Elsinore mayor told me that fortunately nobody got hurt there was no major damage but that super boom a year ago shows how a beautiful social media phenomenon can kind of get out of control this week we're looking at influencers who trample across nature and one man is trying to stop them our reporter. I'm like what happened in like Else no is pretty extreme but you can find small examples all the time Instagram is ripping out flowers trampling fruit parks even posing nude doing all sorts of things which become bad examples for the follow us. But that is the accounts of people breaking laws and trashing public parks to get the perfect Hello my name is Steve and I operate public lands hate you history McCown statism Israel is worried about backlash because of what it does which is what exactly Simply put the public land hates you account Instagram those who trample over national parks and beauty spots we should point out that this phrase public lands in America means land owned by the government and set aside for public use Walker canyon which I visit earlier this year is a prime example yes I like similar places all around the world these public parks often come with pretty strict rules like don't go off the Poff keep a dog and a lead now count 5 is and so on you have to have passion to be a so-called What. A Steve describes why he's passionate about this so when I was young you know there's a picture of me just a few months old in a backpack with my parents you know taking me for a hike through a national forest where I grew up and it really started. Aaron as I've grown my love of the outdoors has grown you know I've been to most of the national parks in the United States so a lot of these places that I'm posting about are places that I've actually been places that I care about and that I enjoy going to and it really breaks my heart to see people going to these locations and not respecting that Steve says that the time he seemed more and more of these rules being broken I drew the conclusion between the rise of this disrespect and the rise Instagram and social media so I decided to start an Instagram account to fight fire with fire if you will and try and combat some of this disrespectful behavior that I was. Shown how does it work what does actually do well when he sees an influence doing something wrong or illegal he starts by reaching out a leave a comment on the content and then I will send a content creator and a direct message saying Hey I saw this pose this is a legal you shouldn't be doing this why are you sharing this and then from there you know it kind of goes back to that influence or to make a decision sometimes that's enough Instagram I will apologize down. Explaining the situation everyone. Always gets Then there's the other possibility so if they block me or they don't engage and I have a set of guidelines to kind of lay out exactly how all of this goes down but if they engage in a way that I find isn't respectful to our public lands or if they block the account that's when I go ahead and share their content to my followers and what I'll do is I'll share the content that they posted alongside any rules that apply to that area just to show that yeah I've done my research what they're doing is in fact illegal or harmful and I'll share with my followers why it's a. Well and harmful and that's when he's involved and a lot of times my followers will take it upon themselves to go to the people of post that content and leave comments or send messages that you know voice the fact that they are unhappy with that influencer is behaving on our public land Ironically it's made Steve something of an influence on himself before the Super bloom in California last year he had just a few 100 photos his account now stands of the $75000.00 the super bloom in California happened last year and that's where the account just really took off like wildfire I started seeing news reports and images that were coming out of the Superdome of people going and just trampling these beautiful wild flower field so the images coming out of there were just striking and I started sharing those and those images are really struck a nerve with people because you could actually see the damage getting worse and worse day after day and you know some of the before and after pictures of that event are pretty striking so he's become so social media vigilante although I wouldn't go as far as call him the Batman of Instagram but he's taking the rules in his own hands yeah and I suppose the last thing you want as a public figure is to be called out and have your reputation brought down a peg or 2 Yeah and Steve's not alone in this fight there are other accounts all over the world using the same tactics they have names like in store at national parks and keep in Iceland beautiful and Steven people like him sometimes have a direct effect on the influences but online there were a number during the Super Bowl who were called out who lost their ships there have been a couple of influencers who have actually received citations from public land management agencies like the National Park Service for their illegal behavior on public lands due to the account. I can't imagine that Instagram was a too happy about that so what do you think about Steve's crusade Well I lost a few My name is Jay if you live in Los Angeles California I'm a professional dancer with a lot of people are toward Britney Spears in a glare from and. Cash. Demi Lovato a bunch of people. Lots of big names I know all your favorites them like. Working with stars like that brings a lot of attraction to his account so my Instagram I use mostly for personal but obviously because I dance with a lot of celebrities I have a lot of their fan base is to follow me I have almost 100000 followers Jay lives in Los Angeles and this year that was another big blue happening in a place called Antelope Valley north of the say this was while California was under a so-called stay at home Olga because a coronavirus every year I see posts of people and beautiful Poppy values when they bloom in California with the state of the country right now I look for things to do outside of the house to get some fresh air Jay full but he kept away from other people but he would be Ok so we drive up there and as soon as we get there we see tons of people in the fields taking photos and videos and running around and for me I was like This is amazing it's so pretty like it was the best time ever one of the pictures he posted on Instagram was a photo of him with a flower in his mouth standing on the poppies with the caption California. I see where this is going I do my 1st post and then right away I'm getting all these comments like oh my gosh that's a legal all like you're ruining the flowers like how could you do that take this down right now so I'm just like what what what everybody was there doing the exact same thing like I doubt there was anything wrong the response was wild many of the Instagram users were calling the pitch it to Steve's a tent. On public land hate you so Steve commented asking Jay to Eva remove the photo or to use the incident to educate his 100 fowls and followers I had Jay read out his apology after posting about I'm here I learn from people who are damaging the poppy flowers and the creatures and its habitat Each year hundreds of people come and destroy these flowers by trampling over them I'm posting this in hopes of educating the next person who goes to take photos near them and not trample over the far is like I did all of our emotions. That post numerous torrent saying things like Well done thanks for owning up phones up emoji and one of the comments franking him for educating his followers with Steve aka public land so after I did the 2nd post apologizing. I started getting so many comments honestly like the most common so down in a long time just for so many people applauding me a kind of made me feel good about doing the posts and made me feel like I was. Kind of doing something right I don't suppose it always ends so well. And so is a different example my name is. My husband and I are content creators so we post on social platforms for clients like brands that's the bread and butter for us and you've been yes because account has some stunning images from all across the globe although I call it a highly professional so going to Lake Elsinore superbly was a no brainer to a lot of our work sort of revolves around travel and taking photos in beautiful places interesting inspiring places so obviously this one's a must see for us she put up 3 posts from walk a canyon the backlash happened right away we actually had used the hash tag super boom which I think. With the attractive hash tag for all of the backlash most of the backlash was from people who don't know us at all they're not following us this goes back to Steve's followers people Joy's attention to this they start attacking him in the comments asking him to comment on this it sounds like he's built a community of people to keep an eye on all of this stuff and then Steve posted one of the photos on his account I really only had issues with that one account as soon as they posted one of our photos we got a flood of incoming hate from strangers at 1st you know kind of trying to respond to everyone and have a conversation about what their opinion was and sort of tried to give them my point of view but then it was just kind of getting so out of hand that I had to actually exercise copyright infringement she is adamant she didn't do anything wrong but Steve says she was breaking the rules she also says Steve made no contact with her before he posted the photo again Steve disagrees of this and he says he sent her a message and that he was blocked. And yet filed a copyright complaints I got her photo taken off Steve's account she argues that Steve and people like him are actually educating people they're just inciting hate much as I agree with the underlying message I don't think that they are effective I think that they create insane division of opinions they attract a certain kind of person and it just makes people defensive and felt attacked and it just like fuel to the fire it's a tricky question of course it's hard to control your followers online Steve does encourage his fans to reach out also urge them not to call names insult people's intelligence or send frets Sadly it seems some people don't get the message but. Steve still stands by his tactics what I believe that what I do is purely educational I educate someone about a harmful or illegal act that they have already committed that they might feel shame for their behavior shame is a powerful and very human emotional response to being told we are perfect and I think that many people are using the term shame and education interchangeably especially in regard to behavior being called out privately and publicly which I find to be a worrying trend Steve also has bigger plans recently he's released a list of recovering offender Cole's. List the idea is to have a central location where companies looking for influencers to represent their businesses can go to make sure they aren't working with somebody who could potentially damage their company's reputation and the idea is it is for it to be a resource to companies as well as a deterrent influencers who use our public lands in only want to harmful ways I found that there is a small percentage of influencers who won't change their behavior unless they see a negative impact their bank account and of that influence or a list is my way of trying to make that impact I know it isn't on this list of things it's not the way to bring change it just sounds to me like this black list or whatever he's working on has. Militias intent and probably hopes to ruin people's lives I mean it seems very hypocritical that he is in the business of calling people out. And very adamant about shaming people in line but yet he is unable to you know put the face to the account in self. Stays. I think right now that the tide is still headed in the wrong direction but that it. Is starting to turn word is getting around in influencer circles that their business grassroots group of people who are fed up with their behavior and companies are getting that message as well just the fact that the public lands account exists is enough to push many influencers towards greater accountability and that's the ultimate goal. So it looks like this is an online battle that is not going to end anytime soon but if you're enjoying nature and taken some of. The show to be respectful well you might get called out. That's it for this edition be b.c. Trending Thanks to our reporter Sean also here's the part where I remind you we have a podcast so go ahead and subscribe right now and you can get in touch with us via our social media accounts we're on Twitter Facebook You Tube And yes Instagram you can even email me my email is Michael dot Wendling w e n d l i n g at b.b.c. . K next week we'll find out about the children's game that was hijacked by outsiders Thanks for listening state. All around me. It's time to hear what you think of the b.b.c. World Service. This week the Us riots have been making headlines across the world we talked to the B.B.C.'s North America editor. When you were in the middle of a report of what's happening they worry so much about the history lesson. And this is of the senior. We can hear a lot going on behind you what are you seeing where all you are all over the people again the White House. For the past week across the us following nights or protests of a death now officially homicide being restrained by police in Minneapolis of George Floyd now more than 75 cities have experienced protests. We've had this from Paul cause grave in Australia I hope I'm wrong but in America we appear to be witnessing the self-destruction of a. Sense of how close this could potentially be your coverage conveys the drama without being sensationalist and the uncomfortable questions are posed as they should be Hello this is Carol in the us after 7 days there was violence coming towards the protesters and the journalists even though they identified themselves as press which normally is respected a couple of days ago Antonio Secretary-General of the un. When journalists are attacked. Act No democracy can function without press freedom it seems we're coming into a different time here and I don't think that journalist should put themselves in necessary danger. My name stepper shill and I'm quoting from courts not. Really concerned a lawful Farland can scroll down as fast as it will not. Also against German lists documenting dos joining me on the line is the B.B.C.'s North America editor John Sopel Hello John Hi How are you fine thank you now from a media point if you and as a b.b.c. Correspondent when you when you're reporting events on the ground I mean something like this must be so physically and emotionally draining eighty's I think a lot of us who you know by the time even it up as a Washington correspondent you've probably done a fair bit of reporting around the world and have been in situations where there is danger where you have to think carefully before you go out about what do you need what do you need to have in your backpack What are you going to do where is your points of access and a Greste all those different things are really really important because you need to have your wits about you just in case things don't kind of quite go to plan but we have got to do the best we can so that people around the world are aware of what is happening it may not be you know this could this applies to any other country where there are b.b.c. Reporters who are on the ground trying to tell the rest of the world what is happening well joining John and me on the line is Joe Hancocks in Bozeman Montana in the us hello Joe. Tell me what do you think of the coverage you've been hearing on the b.b.c. Oh I think it's them pretty exceptional thus far journalists who sign up to work for the b.b.c. And larger institutions of that nature they know that it's dangerous and they're doing it because they want to report on the story if they really want to be safe they will take those jobs so it's something they're signing up for knowing the risk it's like I was in the military for 5 and a half years and I knew that there's a chance I could get killed in combat Western. Part of the job description and what you want to ask John I'm just wondering what kind of mental calculus do you go through before you go to report on the story just to balance between your personal safety and the importance of the story itself Joe That is such a good question and you know thanks for the service that you've given your country as well you know as well as I do I but what can I tell you about balancing dangers when you've been in the armed forces and you have faced that sort of peril I too have been in you know I was in Afghanistan in 2001 way in the Northern Alliance and Americans and British and other forces were trying to get the Taliban out of the country but in a civil emergency like rioting where there's tear gas where there may be rubber bullets I think if you go out equipped you've got water you've got some kind of face shield I've been in a number of occasions where tear gas is being fired you've got some decent swimming goggles to protect your eyes you're going to be broadly speaking Ok and if you see position yourself where you don't get cornered where you can work out right I've got an exit route if I need one I can go up that street and that will lead me on to any number of different options those are the sort of things that we calculate in the b.b.c. Before we step out of the door before we put ourselves in harm's way so that was a very long answer but I doubt that your question it definitely did John Hancock in Bozeman in Montana in the us thank you very much indeed for joining us it's been my pleasure. Also seen in Washington in the last hour or so is military personnel fanning out across the city and Donald Trump and the Department of Defense have promised that hundreds more National Guardsmen are going to be v.c. . This isn't from company I have liked the way you did in it but less money because when you follow a given that. You've been in the game both pro Trump and under trump state to get this you on what's happening in America. I am 7 am from Singapore your correspondents deserve our respect and gratitude for reporting this I of balance perhaps one thing your reporters can do is add a bit of historical and more rounded. Understanding what's been going on and why these repeated battens in marriage all the time what is happening after the protests and can we get a different view. How do you answer Sonia John I think if you are in the middle of a riot or to cast kind of stills flying over your head in one direction and bricks and bottles a molotov cocktails in the other direction it's not the moment to give a history lesson what we have tried to do at the b.b.c. Is to give some of the context and compare this maybe to 968 and Martin Luther King and then maybe say why did these events keep happening I was in Ferguson Missouri 5 or 6 years ago it was then a guy called Michael Brown who'd been killed by a white police officer why does this keep happening I think those are the wider questions that we do consider and then asked for futurology So what is American society going to look like in 10 years time I think if we do too much of that is just guesswork and we are not equipped to do that but making a political assessment of what the likely fallout of this is going to be how this could impact the 2020 presidential election in November I think that's absolutely what we should be doing and I hope that we are doing but when you're in the middle of a report of what's happening and don't worry so much about the history lesson we're not campaigners there are other people campaign and make their cases where they're to report we are there to make people have a greater understanding of. What has happened why it's happened and the context in which it has happened the B.B.C.'s North America editor John Sopel and everybody took part thank you very much indeed thanks very much for having me. So what are your views on how the b.b.c. World Service has been covering all these recent world shaking events. The lifeblood of this program and we want to know your views here is how to contact us email over to you at b.b.c. To see oh don't you k. Or you can tweet over to you b.b.c. And with that it's time to say goodbye wherever you are in the world please take care. The producer is Howard channel and we'll be back with more of your feedback at the same time next week. When the news is a matter of life and death you need reliable information which is why so many people tune into Morning Edition from n.p.r. 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