yeah condom once said his favorite item of clothing is one he creates for a life that does not yet exist the world of tomorrow. and on the air up to that coming up next on the w. the curve of nothing special and what to do about the bad news everywhere stay with us for that more news coming up at the top of the hour. the from. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update 19 special. on t.w. . an extraordinary personality stories that. really. looks like the best of our t.

w. reporters the. destinies of. people we'd like to meet. the coronavirus pandemic shutting the stores in new york city but the artists are moving in. the bad news can seem endless but amidst the depression people are trying to find solace in. august there is not only for us to show people see. me and see if they can school said big day and you can. celebrate their space. it's.

just it changes your move. but it also brings foot traffic to the area it helps a rounding stores that are struggling to make rent payments it's a symbiosis of arts and business together they're coping with bad news in a city that desperately needs good news especially now people are seeing it. this in. its natural beauty is still here still fighting. for. the collaboration of landlords businesses and artists a new york shows how important it is to cling to positive things especially in times of crises. hello and welcome to our club united special here and u.w. news i want to get jones good to have you with us how do you feel today well these days it's not easy to find that silver lining on the horizon right especially when you get bombarded with bad news day in day out it's time for the media to do better

india a record number of cases on sunday hundreds of elephants found in recent months described as nonstop bad news is the world really in such a thoroughly terrible state for countries in the region. with of course the current coronavirus pandemic is indeed an extraordinary global crisis. but if you take a longer term view you see there have been many positive trends infant mortality has never been lower. and the number of people killed in natural disasters has been averaging downwards want tot still we often get the impression things are just getting worse and worse myself included even though as a journalist i don't just consume news but i also help shape it that why are we more sensitive to bad news doesn't have some. thing to do with the brain i'm on my

way to see neuroscientist martin. she has researched precisely these questions. at him for my technique on the brain process is negative news faster better and more intensively than positive or neutral news or just we also remember it better i think in terms of evolutionary biology and processing negative information better than positive information has been helpful with it because in the age of the saber check tiger and woolly mammoth missing a piece of bad news might well mean that's it for you how. studies have shown that test subjects from different parts of the world became more excited as soon as they were shown bad news regardless of their looking shit and culture. many media outlets use this effect to their advantage negative headlines sell more copies and get more clips. studies show that the media are publishing more and more

of that news especially online. just about how is it a problem if the media ramble and bad news. and astrally is worst and foremost and makes us all have negative expectations so we go through life with the worldview in which we assume the world is worse than it really is. to us. was the impact of media reports can be extremely strong take the boston marathon bomb attack and 2013 for example some people who followed the news obsessive stressed and frightened and others who had been physically present. so what does this mean hazardous else 1st of all it makes people less likely to take action you might think the realisation that we all have a worldview that's too negative would actually prompt people to become more active . but many psychological studies have shown that that is precisely not the case and

lightest poly what's more it can promote chronic stress and i'm wondering if we know that chronic stress can be a factor in many diseases including diabetes cardiovascular diseases have mental illnesses such as depression can be depressed when you doubt it then. the coronavirus pandemic is a good example after months of bad news many people have grown weary of the crisis they feel helpless and wish things would go back to normal. and so as a journalist i have to consider whether i might be contributing to other people having a misguided people of the world what can the media do better. well that's the big question let's bring in rick hogg rope founder and c.e.o. of the constructive institute in journalism for tomorrow in denmark good to have you with us how do you cope with all the bad news. i try to

see the world and my news with both eyes closed looking for the problems but also feel that you are. the problem and the way forward. not everybody is capable of doing it and we certainly learned that bad news sell better than good news seems in the media then it's all down to profit what coach prompted media outlets to take a different approach here. just a standard that is a big misunderstanding the american courts the 5th fleet at leats it turns out not to be true ask people on the street in berlin or elsewhere in the world do you need more news you need faster news they would most like you said no i'm drumming it but i need something i need something to trust i do need journalism but i do need it we need journalism that is passionate but also give me a full picture of the world that is what people want they want not more information but they need navigation stories about where we are what we come from but

especially moving ahead so the idea that it's only fear that we should have been 2 of that we've been doing in the news industry for years with telling people of the show that it's breaking news here something bad might happen here in appalling screenings reship everything is going to help watch here that has been our strategy and it has turned out that people turn their back on us they are overwhelmed and they don't want to pay for it so if we think about it we should know and listen to psychologists who say yes fear is very strong and as you said it comes down from the stone age but hope is speaker that's the reason why people get up and it always building and we remiss not to look into that absolute but we still have to obviously it's a journalist's job to report the truth and the truth isn't always beautiful yes and sadly a lot of bad things happen in the world so how can you as a responsible journalist strike the right balance reporting the truth but not

adding to people's anxiety. yeah and we should not we should not give people false hope we will our job is not to put a smile on people's faces we have the information to trust and we should remember that but we should we should see both the problems and then we should take one step further instead of just just looking for another story another problem we can't tap people on skilled is it you also have to watch this this could also be dangerous we should stick to the problem and ask the constructive questions pointing to the future asking now what and how if we have a problem what have other countries done that we can learn from such things as they come to say i don't think that's a prospect office aleutians give people a helping hand and with half a minute to go is there anything positive in this current crisis the pandemic that we as dennis can take away from there's a lot one of them for me i don't have should spend 2 days going to billin to talk

to you for 5 minutes i could stay here we have learned more and more to do that also in meeting in that in the business world we have learned a lot of things in denmark for instance we should know and but people don't know that less people have died in denmark in 2020 then in the last 10 years every year why because people don't get the flu all right well that's that's in good news indeed only god are all there founder and c.e.o. of the constructive institute journalism for tomorrow thank you so much you're welcome. let time now for your questions over to a science correspondent eric williams. how are we supposed to deal with coronavirus for cheek when restrictions are being reimposed. this isn't a science question it's a personal one but pandemic fatigue is affecting so many people all over the world

but i wanted to spend a couple of minutes sharing my own thoughts on it here in germany where it gets dark and cold in the winter a lot of people are really dreading the next few months even though compared to many other european countries things are gradually going pretty well here so far but it feels like they're balanced on the edge of a knife and it wouldn't take much to tip the scales and slide the country into some some pretty dark territory so for me at least in addition to just being heartily sick of pandemic restrictions there's also an underlying layer of fear that never really goes away and getting through the next few months will be easier if i can lessen that what helps me personally keep my fear somewhat at bay is is this focusing on the science which it is not to say that it provides crystal

clear answers all the time science is messy and what it seems to be saying can often change over time just look at what it now says about mask wearing for example compared to a year ago but the fact that ideas can change based on new have events is not a weakness it's actually science has great strains and look at how far it's brought us less than a year after the 1st reported cases of the sometimes deadly fast spreading disease what we've learned about trees. ng it has steadily lowered faith tell me the rates among those who catch it and and there's a good possibility we'll see large scale vaccination against co that 19 next year that's amazing because it shows we aren't helpless even if we are afraid and exhausted by the whole pandemic thing and i at least and now hopeful that if we can only hold out for a few more months things will look different and 2021 in

a nutshell i battle my own pandemic 50 by reminding myself of how far we've already come and with hope for where i think we're going to be in the not too distant future. amounts it stay safe and positive. man and animal living together and unspoiled nature and nelson only rain cofounded national i the only african wildlife conservation center run by the mass i communities but thing is the coronavirus pandemic they have faced many more challenges than usual needs a paradigm shift be in the conservation movement to find out. all the time it is cool africa. next.

to only. 3 or not too well. what about assuring the economy instead of. 2 or the change in thinking is changing the economy to create something that. economics magazine clooney was injured. in 60 minutes w. in these difficult times this is especially important to us to wish you all a happy new year and the wrong bios has come to us i'm on the phone the family and friends all here meant easiness you alone miss leslie during this holiday season we had you don't you want to tell you my dear when you knew it would you form the long

line the museum you want to remind you the new millennium this is you will soon i mean new year new me new year everyone should mean you start into the new lovely new year everyone needs you and your arms to face and how many are mistakes. good good good. taking frequency your own hands for yourself on the environment that's all from the great success especially during this difficult times on today's edition of the who are for god we will introduce you to a lot of different people who are doing just that with various initiatives to help the end bob welcome to the show m l it's a way of coming to you from lagos and obvious thing

a big hello to my colleagues found in karbala hello sound. thank you mia to a one welcome for me sundra teano video here in kampala uganda you are absolutely right near to on the topic we'll meet the messiah in kenya diverse in egypt and so much more here's what you can look forward to in the next half an hour. we show you the potential for one big data to protect the environment. you also learn about how design is in spain are recycling old. material into cheaper version. and vice a used to grow delicious mushrooms in ghana. but must we have a look in these is no then does it where the effects of climate change are increasingly not civil in the area around on the so it is dusty it is getting

harder for farmers to cultivate their lunt average rainfall throughout the year has gone down water has become a luxury few odd few a pharmacy have a sufficient amount of this precious resource as they are forced to use water more effectively the people in this area aren't getting creative. and. it takes a lot of water to irrigate his olive groves and vegetables so choosey and farm machinery heavy has 3 systems to collect rainwater. he owns 90 hectares of land which is a lot for the cairo one region. is just. going to pump 6 liters per 2nd down to the fields in summer the system runs for 16 to 17 hours a day we use less water in the cooler winter months the still enough rain and with

our well we always have enough water. in this way. not everyone's situation is as comfortable. just 10 kilometers away beyond these mountains life is much harder. for. most families have to walk several kilometers to get to the nearest water source 'd to cover their daily needs they might have to make a number of trips back and forth. jobs like to it requires 250 liters of water every day just for his animals and his fields. he needs an additional 40 liters for himself his wife and their 3 children. it's been more than most it's really tough for the people who live in this region it takes everyone so much time to fetch water retired our children can carry on doing this every day it's a burden on the entire region. we still have no running water at home that affects

our quality of life it's so hard we're all trying to find solutions and ahead of. systems that collect rainwater could offer the people has some relief. and now hundreds of being built with the help of a german development agency. until now a large part of the rain what's ahead what's going on you just. catch the rain water that runs off the houses which can be used as drinking water for irrigation to. recall daughter polly. the farmers can use it to grow our moans all over and rosemary which don't require that much water. this year the agency also advises farmers and has set up what it calls water forums constructive strategies are developed and farmers can discuss which plants they

could that would use less water. we have a really unusual situation in the region we're in now with. basically no ground water left because too much of it has been used up over the years. so the farmers are now having to resort to stored water. but getting water to store is also a problem. that hasn't rained much in the past 4 years farmers get their water from this impoundment dam it supplies more than half a 1000000 people and. it has water levels decline it's being pumped further and further across the country. and that has a direct impact on the people who live here. pressure is mounting even on the pharmacy didn't think they have to worry about their water

supply. in some places water is actually being stolen. the wrong and estimated $20000.00 illegal wells in china. why raising awareness of the problem is so important if nothing changes farmers and that animals will no longer be able to survive in these mountains. and then the region might soon become uninhabited. using our resources wisely will be the growth. in the coming decades in fact the. change of direction in many areas including textile production and up cycling is a new buzzword one clothing designer in the spanish. uses everything he can get his hands on from all plastic bottles the items on the label his motivation their reasonable plan to be. transformed into

cruelty jackets plastic bottles become backpacks just 2 of the items made by the eco label. sneakers in jackets almost everything in this madrid shop is made from recycled materials. founder is how. he got the idea for the label in 2009. was the frustration with the amount of waste we're creating in the world i believe the most sustainable think too was not to keep on using natural resources so recycling could be a solution if we were to make a new generation of recycled products with the same color. and if that is the best . that we could demonstrate there's no need to keep on the independent for to get at all but we can transform what other people waste into polymer yarn fabrics and

products. these flip flops are made of old car tires they're 100 percent recycled and don't even need glue the labels reveal what goes into these products. all this labeled we try always to put in the common believe it or not this one says that we need 235 grams of discarded fishing nets to make one yards of fabric. going to chains hoping to raise awareness of environmental issues and at the same time create a fashion that looks good. spanish journalist brenda chavez reports on sustainability and observes the trend. the past 7 months it's starting to catch on but it didn't really pick up speed until the annual figures for textile waste became more common . now the industry is beginning to react to the problem that we're having with plastic around me and i'll take a well says it's recycled over $330.00 tons of waste taken from the sea the label

cooperates with spanish fishermen. they gather their ways from the sea for the fashion house. old fishing nets and plastic bottles are processed to make polymer yarn that goes into the fabrics used to make new clothes. the label wants to make an environmentally conscious lifestyle part of its image its slogan because there is no plan it be. it's part of a whole lifestyle the whole 0 waste movement is growing and people want to produce less waste and have less impact on the environment. than i am going to. a fashion trend or the future of clothing. how do you go in a chair is continuing his experiments with cycling and hopes. to catch on in more mediterranean countries. now and there are some very front plastic pieces in that

report and he's hard to believe that most of them are made from all plastics somewhat some of them like this but as we've already seen plastic waste in the sea is especially helpful for walmart of marine life including coral reefs in egypt over $300.00 professional die of us took advantage of a corner virus lucked out to clean up the popular tourist resorts the team spent about 3 days below the water here is this week's doing your bit as evil. egypt's red sea coast is blessed with one of the world's most stunning coral reefs it's a hot spot for divers and tourists. but plastic and other trash endangered the sensitive underwater ecosystem. to counteract this egypt's chamber of diving and water sports initiated underwater cleanups during the cove at 19 lock down.

divers from sharm el sheikh who got a saw as an opportunity to clean the sea a chance to get rid of the trash and do something good while they had time on our hands we want. more than 350 professional divers were eager to volunteer. divers in the hub removed plastic film and other debris that could suffer cait the coral. in who got a decade's worth of garbage removed from the marina and taken to local waste disposal companies for sorting. many resorts in egypt reopened in mid july but from now on. some of the diving will be devoted to keeping the coral reefs clean. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website

oh set us a tweet hash tag doing your best. we share your story. is stories are a curse or a blessing this is a question that comes up in many choice hot spots in kenya appears divided among the 5 population there are about 3000000 a science or 2 i many of them live from tourism as rangers guards or tall guys i guess near to when the coronavirus put an end to tourism it also put an end to these source of income members of the not. obvious in kenya are thinking of new ways to weather the storm together they'll do what ever it takes so that they preserve the environment aren't way of life. these women are sifting through the river of the national icon someone see located right next to

kenya's famous mossimo national park these tributary flows into the mari. nelson only real initiative the clean up he pays the women from the nearby villages $5.00 a day for the a work. this is the most important watershed in this part of the mara the local community relies on this water for there are usage for cooking cleaning and even also the livestock and our wildlife unfortunately the revised heavily polluted because of the activities of. the areas upstream are there tourist comes all the way to that only really and his wife were both born in this area because founded national life and who suffer see run by b. local mass a community unlike in other natural resolves white life people in lifestyle quickly steer. national life itself is

a very important corridor allowing wildlife to migrate especially. elephants we normally access this area for by thing and also. the grim migration passes through these corridors although where to the other consequences. these area has always belonged to the local community but with growing communities and 1st land the wildlife was vanishing to create they can see 4 years ago the community members put down their fences and 2 years later the word life returned. the biggest problem facing wildlife today in kenya is what actually porting as people might actually think of it it is the lack of space and that space is with communities so communities have to be at the center of

conservation the members of the conservancy largely rely on funding from donors and only a 5th of its income is generated by tourism but this year they called on a pandemic has never stepped to the region's economy without the 2 areas that visit each year many only rely on their livestock as they lost their jobs us ranges in hotels or traders on the local markets. everything has become difficult getting food is a problem there are diseases all around us just locked down at home and conti the village over bill caldwell boom through crowd funding the national a team has been able to provide food aid to the villages it's a lifeline for now.