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Voice of OC Digital Editor Sonya Quick recently talked with a multimedia class at Cal State Long Beach. Quick shared her experiences as a journalist and practical advice for journalists setting out into the new media landscape.
Día del Nino (The Day of the Child), is celebrated in Downtown Santa Ana on Sunday, April 30th. It is hosted by El Centro Cultural de Mexico and Arts OC as part of Orange County’s Imagination Celebration.
The City Council appointed commissioners after voting in February to dismiss all its previous commissioners.
A meeting last week drew a wide cross-section of city leaders and residents – including top officials from the city, schools, police, and nonprofit groups – amid a tripling of shootings in recent years.
The airborne fungal spores that cause the illness killed six Kern County residents in 2016 and infected 1,905 others, a 62 percent surge over the number infected the year prior.
“Grow up, everybody,” Mayor Tom Tait ordered. “Sit down if you want to stay here, sit down. And everybody, shut up except for the speaker.”
Voice of OC reporter Nick Gerda represented the news agency in a symposium on 21st century journalism. The journalism discussion “on the current and future condition of journalism” was organized by the Capistrano Unified School District Foundation on April 25 at Capo Valley High School in Mission Viejo. Panelists included Michael Ramirez, a
Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrator, Larry Thomas, a media specialist, and Andre Mouchard, editor at the Orange County Register.
Voice of OC was noted as a “bright spot” in the future of journalism by the New York Times. The California Today article by the Times, discussed the highs and lows of news organizations in the golden state. As a non-profit funded through a combination of grants and donations from loyal readers, we thank you for your support as we strive to bring you the real news on politics and civic issues in Orange County. To help us continue and expand our efforts, consider donating today.
Illumination Foundation is opening a new Recuperative Care Center in Midway City, the only one in the County of Orange.