Carrie Kaufman and Andrea Strohm Cole are joined by Nevada Current editor Hugh Jackson to talk about the coronavirus news this week that Nevada journalists are following.
The CONVERSATION:
Carrie is joined today by Andrea Strohm Cole of CCSD Parents to talk about issues with teachers having to clock in and a New York Times piece on how coronavirus could overwhelm U.S.
They also talk about confusion among teachers about what they are required to do with distance teaching. Many teachers are reaching out to their students, but nobody is sure how much of the homework will count.
The INTERVIEW:
Hugh Jackson and his team at the Nevada Current are reporting on new orders by Governor Sisolak to clarify what "non-essential businesses" are.
He also takes Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman to task for writing off the pandemic as akin to the flu, and accusing Gov. Sisolak of over-reacting.
The Current is also reporting on how the state is handling the overwhelming amounts of Medicaid and Unemployment claims.
And, for the record, Jackson's concern about gig workers not being covered by unemployment was addressed a week later by Congress - which included independent contractors in their rescue package.
Carrie also talked to Jackson about how the shutdown is affecting him and his journalists.
SILVER LININGS:
Andrea went to Disneyland the first week of the shutdown. Virtually, of course. Her 5-year-old niece is teaching herself to draw on YouTube and lots of one on one instruction.
Carrie discovered this week that there are more Broadway musicals online, including Sweeney Todd - Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece about love and desperation.