Top News:
The Pulitzer Prizes:
Charleston Post and Courier wins Pulitzer Prize for public service; Seattle Times wins for breaking news — 2015 Winners and Finalists — Journalism Public Service The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC Breaking News Reporting The Seattle Times Staff Investigative Reporting Eric Lipton …
Discussion:
Poynter, LA Observed, Daily Breeze, NPR, Poynter, Gawker, New York Times, The Wrap, GalleyCat, FishbowlNY, Washington Post, Poynter, Adweek, The Huffington Post, USA Today, @jasonabbruzzese, @racheldonadio, @dailybreezenews, @lukereasoner, @nravitz, @laurameckler, @cjbsc, @trevortimm, @longreads, @laobserved, @lisabrownstl, @juliaangwin, @business, @judemarfil, @cjr, @danbalz, @lheron, @philiprucker, @mashable, Associated Press, Capital New York, Publishers Lunch, @samanthavicent, Post and Courier, The Week and FishbowlDC
RELATED:
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Don't hate the arbitrary Pulitzers; hate deferential journalists who use prizes for validation instead of finding it in their work — The Pulitzer Prize Scam — For the 99th straight year, they've convinced the American people they matter. — Abandon everything you've ever been told about cynical journalists.
Discussion:
@moneyries, @dylanbyers, @antderosa, @mrbutterworth, @abeaujon, @tonytassell, @classydanger, @jbrodkin, @jamietarabay, @rafat and Poynter
Editor and Publisher:
BH Media Group Acquires Tulsa Area Newspapers — Community Publisher, Inc., ("CPI") of Bentonville, Arkansas announced today that it has sold its six weekly Tulsa area community newspapers and the daily Tulsa Business and Legal News to BH Media Group. — Dirks, Van Essen & Murray …
Discussion:
Associated Press, @leepacchia and NetNewsCheck Latest
RELATED:
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Iran charges Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian with espionage, three other serious crimes — Post reporter jailed in Iran faces 4 charges including espionage — Iranian authorities are charging The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief, Jason Rezaian, with espionage and three other serious crimes …
Discussion:
Reuters, bookforum.com, The Week, @ishaantharoor, Guardian, BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, NPR, Washington Post, FishbowlDC, USA Today, @lindseyhilsum, @ali_gharib, Poynter, @glcarlstrom, @borzou, Committee to Protect …, CNN and @bartongellman
RELATED:
Martin Baron / Washington Post:
Full statement on Jason Rezaian from Post's executive editor Martin Baron
Discussion:
CNNMoney, @anupkaphle and New York Times
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jon Stewart Sets August 6 As Departure Date From ‘Daily Show’ — Jon Stewart now has a firm departure date from Comedy Central's “The Daily Show.” The comic announced on Monday's broadcast of the program that he will leave the show after its August 6th broadcast.
Kate Holton / Reuters:
Sky reports £1.03B operating profit in Q3, up 20% YoY, sends shares to 14-year high — Sky see potential for further price rises as loyalty stays strong — (Reuters) - Pay-TV group Sky (SKYB.L) believes its customers will accept higher prices, it said on Tuesday after reporting …
George Brock:
Facebook's director of news and global media partnerships, Andy Mitchell, deflects questions about the social giant's role as a gatekeeper of news — Andy Mitchell and Facebook's weird state of denial about news — Andy Mitchell, Facebook's director of of news and global media partnerships …
Discussion:
@jayrosen_nyu, @daniellebatist, @lsemediapolicy, @bronwen, @georgeprof, @lisabarnard and @christopherzara
Oliver Wright / The Independent:
Rupert Murdoch berated Sun journalists for not doing enough to attack Ed Miliband and stop him getting to No 10 — Rupert Murdoch berated Sun journalists for not doing enough to attack Ed Miliband and stop him winning the general election — Rupert Murdoch berated journalists …
Discussion:
Guardian, Press Gazette and @benzaranko
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Publishers take ad-targeting cues for Facebook posts — Facebook has been enlarging its role in the publishing ecosystem, from trying to handle publishers' ad targeting to its controversial pitch to getting them to post their articles directly to the social network. — Now comes interest targeting.
Thanks:@steverubel
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Chrome notifications now available on Android; Vice News, FanSided, Facebook are among early adopters of the feature — Facebook, eBay, Vice News And Others First To Support Chrome's New Push Notifications — With last week's release of an updated version of the Chrome browser for Android …
Discussion:
The Verge, Chromium Blog, ZDNet, VentureBeat and GeekWire
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Pandora to Replace 2 Board Members With Music-Industry Figures — Pandora Media is replacing two board members, both longtime investors, with music-industry veterans, the company announced Monday. — Timothy J. Leiweke, the chief executive of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment in Toronto …
Discussion:
StreetInsider.com and Billboard
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Spotify's ad revenue increased 53% YoY in Q1, with mobile ads growing 380% — SPOTIFY AD REVENUE JUMPED 53% IN Q1 — Spotify saw a 53% increase in ad revenue year-over-year in Q1 2015, according to internal data at the streaming platform. — The figures come from the Swedish firm's Spotify …
Discussion:
RAIN News
Commissioning Editor - Practical Law — 
Energy Markets Reporter, London — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
