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Tribune Publishing

Tribune Publishing Company (briefly Tronc, Inc.) is an American newspaper print and online media publishing company. The company, which was acquired by Alden Global Capital in May 2021, has a portfolio that includes the Chicago Tribune, the Orlando Sentinel, South Florida's Sun-Sentinel, The Virginian-Pilot, the Hartford Courant, additional titles in…

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Genre
Publishing
Founded
June 10, 1847 (179 years ago) (1847-06-10) (original founding, as the Chicago Daily Tribune) August 4, 2014 (12 years ago) (2014-08-04) (as Tribune Publishing Company)
Industry
Newspapers and commuter tabloids
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Formerly
Tronc, Inc. (2016–2018)
ISIN
US89609W1071

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Tribune Publishing

Nodes178
Edges177
Triples148
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011236
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Tribune Publishing

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related to history · 36
Tribune Publishing → Canada, Canadian, Chicago, Chicago Shall Rise Again, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune's, Dearborn, Great Chicago Fire, Joseph Medill, Joseph Medill Patterson, Joseph Patterson's, June, Lake Streets, LaSalle, Madison, McCormick, Medill, Medill's, New York City, New York Daily News
related to Expansion · 28
Tribune Publishing → British, By, Company, Fort Lauderdale-based Sun-Sentinel, Hartford Courant, In, In June, Knight News Wire, Knight-Ridder Inc, Knight-Ridder/Tribune, KRT, Long Island-based Newsday, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles-based Times Mirror, McClatchy, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, New York Daily News, Newport News, Orlando Sentinel, Robert Maxwell
related to Post spin-off · 15
Tribune Publishing → California, California News Group, CEO Timothy, Chicago Metropolitan Area, Following, Los Angeles Times, Maryland, October, On May, Ryan, San Diego Union-Tribune, The, These, Times, Union-Tribune
related to Spin-off of publishing unit · 15
Tribune Publishing → August, Co, Evercore Partners, GraceNote, Its, Morgan, On February, On July, On June, On November, The, Tribune, Tribune Company, Tribune Media, Tribune Publishing Company
related to Tronc era · 12
Tribune Publishing → Anne Vasquez, From Pixels, In June, Inc, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Malcolm CasSelle, Pulitzers, The, Tribune, Tronc, When
related to Acquisition by Alden · 10
Tribune Publishing → Alden, Alden Global Capital, Considering, February, In December, It, May, Michael Ferro, Most, Tribune Publishing Company
related to Tribune Publishing · 9
Tribune Publishing → Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, December, It, Los Angeles Times, October, On June, Tronc, United States
Key people · 5
Tribune Publishing → Colin McMahon (Chief Content Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Chicago Tribune), Heath Freeman (CEO and president), Jean Nechvatal (VP of Human Resources), Mike Lavey (acting Chief Financial Officer), Philip Franklin (chairman)
related to External links · 4
Tribune Publishing → Historical, Official, SEC, Tribune Publishing Co
Formerly · 1
Tribune Publishing → Tronc, Inc. (2016–2018)

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Tribune PublishingFormerlyTronc, Inc. (2016–2018)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingFoundedJune 10, 1847 (179 years ago) (1847-06-10) (original founding, as the Chicago Daily Tribune) August 4, 2014 (12 years ago) (2014-08-04) (as Tribune Publishing Company)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingGenrePublishing1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingHeadquartersChicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingIndustryNewspapers and commuter tabloids1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingISINUS89609W10711.00infobox
Tribune PublishingKey peoplePhilip Franklin (chairman)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingKey peopleHeath Freeman (CEO and president)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingKey peopleMike Lavey (acting Chief Financial Officer)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingKey peopleColin McMahon (Chief Content Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Chicago Tribune)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingKey peopleJean Nechvatal (VP of Human Resources)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingNet incomeUS$4.8 million (2019)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingNumber of employees4,114 (2019)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingParentTribune Company (1847–2014) Alden Global Capital (2021–present)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingRevenueUS$983.1 million (2019)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingTotal assetsUS$682.3 million (2019)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingTraded asNasdaq: TRNC (2017–2018) Nasdaq: TPCO (2018–2021)1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
Tribune PublishingWebsitetribpub.com1.00infobox

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