Tribune Publishing Changes Name To Tronc, Moves Listing To Nasdaq

After Thursday's annual shareholder meeting in downtown Los Angeles, LA Times' parent Tribune Publishing announced it would be changing its name to tronc Inc. and moving its shares from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq, effective June 20. In the release, the future consonant-heavy media organization describes itself as a "a content curation and monetization company focused on creating and distributing premium, verified content across all channels," or a news organization, in other words. It also "plans to launch www.tronc.com, "Our industry requires an innovative approach and a fundamentally different way of operating," Ferro said in the release. Earlier in the day, Tribune Chairman Michael Ferro won a big victory when he had his slate of board members confirmed.