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7:45 AM ET, April 17, 2018

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Sean Hannity is revealed as Michael Cohen's third client after a judge orders his name released — - The FBI on April 9 raided the office and residences of President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen. — Prosecutors want to begin reviewing the files seized from Cohen …

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Sean Hannity:

Hannity denies Michael Cohen represented him or that he paid Cohen legal fees, says they briefly discussed legal questions almost exclusively about real estate — Michael Cohen has never represented me in any matter. I never retained him, received an invoice, or paid legal fees.

The Pulitzer Prizes:

Full list of 2018 Pulitzer Prize winners for journalism — Journalism Category Winners Finalists Public Service The New York Times, for reporting led by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, and The New Yorker, for reporting by Ronan Farrow For explosive, impactful journalism that exposed powerful …

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

The New York Times and New Yorker magazine share Pulitzer Prize for public service for reporting on sexual harassment — The New York Times and The New Yorker magazine won the Pulitzer Prize for public service on Monday for their reporting on sexual harassment that ushered in a reckoning …

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
WaPo wins Pulitzers for its coverage of Russian interference in the 2016 election and misconduct allegations against Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore

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Bloomberg:

Sources: Apple plans to integrate recently acquired magazine app Texture into Apple News and debut its own premium news subscription service next year — Company integrating Texture purchase into Apple News offering — About 20 Texture staff were cut soon after Apple acquisition

Discussion: Fast Company and 9to5Mac

Laharee Chatterjee / Reuters:

Netflix reports revenue of $3.7B in Q1, up 40.4% YoY, and 7.41M global net adds, up 50% YoY, ahead of its 6.35M forecast, shares jump 6%+ in after hours trading — (Reuters) - Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) added more international subscribers than expected in the first quarter as a slate of original shows including …

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NewsGuild of New York:

An overwhelming majority of The New Republic's staff join the NewsGuild of New York, becoming the latest newsroom to unionize — New York—Editorial employees of The New Republic have announced that an overwhelming majority of its staff have joined the NewsGuild of New York, TNG-CWA Local 31003 …

NBC News:

A look at Polygraph.info, a small fact-checking joint venture of the Voice of America and Radio Liberty that counters Russian disinformation — WASHINGTON — When reports began to emerge last month that Russian mercenaries had attacked a U.S. base in Syria, Russia issued a flat denial, and the U.S. was silent.

Daniel Brown / Business Insider:
Russian journalist Maxim Borodin, who wrote about the deaths of Russian mercenaries in Syria, has died after falling from his apartment balcony

Discussion: BBC and @juliaioffe

Dave Krieger / Free Press:

Boulder Daily Camera editorial page editor asks for a buyer to rescue the newspaper from Alden Global Capital but is blocked from publishing plea at his paper — Editor's note: An early draft of this editorial was submitted to the Daily Camera editorial board Friday morning, April 13, 2018 …

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Julie Reynolds / The Nation:
A look at how Alden Capital is literally bleeding Digital First Media dry, with $248.5M of newspaper employees' pensions invested in Alden funds

Discussion: @thenation, @aaschapiro, @drewmagary, @julia_sci and @craigtimes

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Since January, every book to occupy the number one spot on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list has been about Trump — Since January, each book at the top of The New York Times best-seller list has had one thing in common: President Trump. — James Comey's book “A Higher Loyalty” will surely keep the streak alive.

Discussion: Forbes, Fortune and CNN

Corey Pein / New York Magazine:

Book excerpt: the advertising industry is plagued by rampant, unchecked fraud but without it the entire digital media business would collapse — Without rampant, unchecked fraud, I came to realize, the entire digital media business would collapse. — Corey “sells the method.”

Discussion: @dgolumbia and @alienation_mag

Joseph Otterson / Variety:

ABC News' interview with former FBI Director James Comey averaged 9.8M viewers, far below the 22M who tuned in for 60 Minutes' interview with Stormy Daniels — ABC News' interview with former FBI Director James Comey did well in the Sunday overnight ratings but failed to nab the number one spot.

Discussion: ABC News, Mediaite, The Wrap, The Wrap, The New York Observer, TVNewser, Mediaite, The Wrap and Broadcasting & Cable

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