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b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 An update on the Coronavirus pandemic -- the news remains largely grim, but there continue to be signs of light way down at the end of the tunnel. New evidence appears to suggest that physical distancing may be slowly working. Sadly, because of the dysfunctional, failed Trump Administration, things that should be getting better -- like supplies of tests, personal protective equipment and ventilators \\u2013 are not improving in many parts of the country. With nobody on the federal level leading the way, states and cities continue to do so as best as they can. A new analysis from the St. Louis Fed warns unemployment could dwarf the highest levels of the Great Depression. Long time media industry expert Craig Silverman of BuzzFeed News explains the dire straits for news organizations, from independent to local to corporate-owned media, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ironically, while online readership for many news organizations has skyrocketed, ad revenue has collapsed, forcing outlets across the country (and world) to shut down the print sides of their publications and lay off journalists at a time when good local journalism is needed, more than ever -- what one media analyst described as a "full extinction event" for journalism. Plus, Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report'..."