Throughout 2022, the newsroom continued to earn recognition from the nation’s top journalism organizations. Voice of OC journalists wrapped up the year, accepting the state’s Mark Twain Award from the […]
Author Archives: Amanda Santana
Amanda Santana serves as the Director of Marketing and Development for Voice of OC overseeing online, institutional and major donor giving experiences.
Santana brings decades of work experience in the nonprofit marketing field having worked with the Urban Institute and Radio/TV News Directors Foundation in Washington, D.C. along with internal and marketing communications at Gateway Computers and news organizations like the U.S. Virgin Islands Daily News and El Chicano newspaper in the Inland Empire.
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Voice of OC Keeping Local Journalism Alive with Three Report for America Fellows
While too many newsrooms across America are contracting, an issue highlighted earlier this year in an episode of 60 Minutes, Voice of OC has expanded to five full time reporters. […]
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The Voice of OC Swag Shop is Back in Time for Giving Tuesday!
The Voice of OC Swag Shop is back for a limited engagement! Starting this Giving Tuesday – November 29 – you can stock up on Voice of OC Merchandise until December […]
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Voice of OC Recognized With Google News Equity Grant
Voice of OC is excited to announce that Orange County’s nonprofit newsroom has been chosen as one of 450 global newsrooms to receive grant funds from the google News Equity […]
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California’s News Publishers Honor VOC Civic Editor Tracy Wood with Mark Twain Award
California’s news publishers are honoring the memory of trailblazing journalist and former Voice of OC Civic Editor Tracy Wood with the Mark Twain Award. The award, presented since 2010, honors […]
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It’s Time to Fuel Local News For OC
The NewsMatch campaign helps communities grow funding and fundraising capacity for local nonprofit newsrooms around the country. Through NewsMatch, individual donations to nonprofit news organizations around the country are matched […]
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Voice of OC Journalists Recognized By Nation’s Top Journalism Groups
Voice of OC journalists continue to be recognized for their groundbreaking work by the nation’s top journalism groups. This week, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Norberto Santana Jr. was announced as a […]
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OC Taxpayers Assoc. Honors Voice of OC Covid Reporting
Orange County’s Taxpayer Association this month honored Voice of OC’s accountability reporting. OC Tax members voted to recognize Voice of OC coverage on how the county and cities are using […]
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Four Years for Arts & Culture @ Voice of OC
Four years ago tomorrow, Voice of OC partnered with some of the region’s best arts and culture journalists to launch the Arts & Culture page. Right out of the gate, […]
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Mentoring America’s Next Generation of Journalists
At Voice of OC, working with student journalists has always been a core tenant of our mission. Most of our current, full-time reporters started here as student journalists. And they’re […]
