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8:55 AM ET, April 19, 2016

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The Pulitzer Prizes:
Full list of 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners for journalism  —  2016 Pulitzer Prizes  —  Public Service Associated Press For an investigation of severe labor abuses tied to the supply of seafood to American supermarkets and restaurants, reporting that freed 2,000 slaves, brought perpetrators to justice and inspired reforms.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Associated Press wins Pulitzer Prize for public service; The New York Times wins in international reporting, New Yorker takes two prizes  —  2016 Pulitzer Prizes: A.P. Wins Public Service Award; ‘Hamilton’ Is Honored  —  The Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize for public service on Monday …
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Newsletter theSkimm introduces new subscription service, Skimm Ahead, an iPhone app that costs $2.99 a month, adds event reminders to your calendar  —  Email Newsletter Startup theSkimm Rolls Out Paid Subscription Product  —  New iPhone app will automatically place big news and cultural events on people's digital calendars
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Facebook pulls down mega-popular celeb site The Shade Room's page without explanation  —  On Monday, Facebook took down the Facebook page for celebrity news and gossip site The Shade Room.  The page, which was verified, has (had?) more than 4.4 million likes.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Jay Z, Tidal & Kanye West sued for misstatements about ‘The Life of Pablo’ exclusivity  —  Kanye West's decision to flip-flop on whether or not his new album, “The Life of Pablo,” would be an exclusive to music streaming service Tidal, has now been met with a class action lawsuit led by consumer tech privacy law firm Edelson PC.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube debuts live 360 video, releases API for hardware makers to integrate into devices, also launches spatial audio for on-demand YouTube videos  —  YouTube rolls out support for 360-degree live streams and spatial audio  —  YouTube will today begin supporting 360-degree live streaming on its service …
Natalia Drozdiak / Wall Street Journal:
Source: News Corp files complaint to European Commission accusing Google of leveraging its dominance in search for news articles  —  News Corp Files Formal Complaint to European Commission over Google  —  U.S. tech giant accused of leveraging its dominance in the search for news articles
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Melissa Harris-Perry becoming Elle.com editor at large  —  Two months after a public dispute and departure from MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry is joining Elle.com as an editor at large.  —  Harris-Perry will write columns, host videos and conduct interviews for the web site, beginning later this week.
Wall Street Journal:
Netflix net subscriber growth was better than expected with 2.23M in US and 4.51M overseas, but company gave weak guidance; stock down about 10% after hours  —  Netflix Adds More Users Than Expected  —  Shares fall in after-hours trading on lackluster outlook for current period
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court declines appeal by the Authors Guild to challenge Google Books, leaving in place the 2015 ruling in favor of Google, and ending the copyright suit  —  Supreme Court rejects challenge to Google book-scanning project  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge …
Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
Sources: YP Holdings, once called YellowPages.com, plans first-round Yahoo bid as it works with Goldman Sachs on strategic options  —  YP Plans First-Round Bid for Yahoo  —  Online directory said working with Goldman Sachs on strategy  —  YP Holdings separated from Yellow Pages print business in 2015
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Verizon tops pack of Yahoo bidders as deadline arrives; Time, AT&T, others drop out as Daily Mail remains in talks with private equity co-bidders
 
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
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Greg Gittrich / Mashable HQ:
In staff memo, Mashable's new Chief Content Officer Greg Gittrich outlines his plans for the site, says it will still report news but only on core topics
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon to offer $9/month stand-alone streaming option in US in challenge to Netflix; Prime membership now offered monthly for first time for $10.99/month in US