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Although interest in the latest news, press conferences and reporting on the virus is way up, advertising revenue that fuels local newspapers, magazines and broadcasting is way down. Also on the San Diego News Matters Podcast: People were back in public parks after some have reopened, Earth Day will not go unremembered and more local news you need.

Ten of Nigeria's 23 Olympic athletes were ruled ineligible after officials determined they had not received the required number of drug tests in the months leading up to the Tokyo Games.

Thursday, April 16, marks the first Public Radio Music Day which celebrates the special role that non-commercial radio stations play in bringing music to our ears.

Today, a story about how creativity persists, even in a pandemic. Because like a river that snakes its way around rocks, creative juices don’t just stop flowing when hit with obstacles. Often, creativity just finds a way around things. When the coronavirus hit, Katie Harroff didn’t waste any time. Like, at all. While most people were still scrambling to figure out how to live their new lives in quarantine, Katie not only got right back to work for her day job, but she also did something kinda nuts. She relaunched her own theater company. This is the last episode of "The Pandemic Pivot" popup podcast. Listen to all the episodes in the limited-run series here: https://www.kpbs.org/pivot Support future pop-up project like this by becoming a KPBS member: http://www.kpbs.org/donate

The U.S., which accuses President Alexander Lukashenko of corruption and repression, imposes new sanctions on his financial backers on the one-year anniversary of an election widely considered rigged.

A new report from the think tank Third Way found that a two-parent family of four would save up to $7,400 due to provisions of the Democrats' Build Back Better legislation.

Kristen Radtke's Seek You looks at isolation as a problem — and investigates where it comes from, how it shapes us, and why we should battle against it.

As testing abilities increased more quickly than needs, some hospitals are loosening their criteria to test more people while county officials are launching a task force to better utilize the excess capacity.

Social distancing is preventing families from gathering for the traditional Seder, so this year Passover will be different. Many Jews are planning virtual celebrations.

On Monday, Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced more than $300,000 in private donations to expand the city’s small business relief fund. Also on the San Diego News Matters podcast: Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology are leading the global hunt for coronavirus antibodies, a virtual Earth Day celebration and more local news you need.