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Author Archives: Sonya Quick
Sonya Quick is digital editor for Voice of OC overseeing civic engagement (social media, email and civic engagement), digital fundraising, marketing and design (across-device user experience and digital storytelling).
Quick joined Voice of OC in November 2016 and has since managed the first #NewsMatch fundraising drive, re-imagined the Voice of OC logo and visual brand and launched a website redesign. In June 2017, Voice of OC was awarded top news website design by the Los Angeles Press Club.
Prior to Voice of OC, Quick worked for eight years at the Orange County Register in a variety of roles including: the organization’s first mobile editor, social media manager, web and blog editor, infographics reporter and reporter. During that time, Quick helped create a mobile strategy for Freedom Communications, launched the first Register mobile apps, helped re-imagine the Register’s disaster plan for the digital age, helped transform community coverage, managed the Register’s 50+ blogs, developed a trial Register community wiki, covered Irvine and launched a mobile apps technology blog a year before the iTunes App Store was unveiled.
Quick has been a member of the Society of Professional Journalists since 2003. She served as region 11 director in 2008 and as national student representative in 2004. Quick graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in English literature
Languages spoken: English
Areas of expertise: Digital storytelling, social media, infographics, data reporting, mobile and web design, news marketing, non-profit fundraising.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Wins Top Honors in State-wide Journalism Contest, “This is Why Journalism Exists”
Voice of OC’s news investigations, columns, photography and design once again have earned top praise in the state’s top annual journalism competition.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
Latest Infections, Deaths and Projections for Orange County and COVID-19
A look at Orange County’s experience with COVID-19, by the numbers.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
Coronavirus Updates: To Slow Spread, Public is Asked to Stay Home When Possible
Public life in OC changes to put brakes on coronavirus’ spread. Health experts say lives will be saved from the people staying 6 feet from others as much as possible, and washing hands frequently.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Senior Reporter Shares Expertise on News Topics Around Homelessness
Voice of OC Senior Reporter Nick Gerda was recently an invited speaker on the subject of news around homelessness.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
While Coronavirus Risk Low in OC, Officials Confront Public Fear
Orange County confronts the Coronavirus scare with officials keeping public agencies open despite cancelling events throughout the region.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Senior Reporter Shares Insights into the OC Election on KPCC
Voice of OC Senior Reporter Nick Gerda will be a featured guest again on the KPCC Take Two program, today discussing insights into the Orange County primary election.
Posted inTop Stories
Election Day Underway After Over 20% of OC Voters Cast Early Ballots
Only 1 percent of those ballots (27,689) are through vote centers, as of mail-in ballots received through Monday, March 2 and vote center check-ins through Sunday, March 1.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
OC Supervisor District 1 Debate Moderated by Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr.
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., continues to lead in the Orange County community in bringing election candidates and officials together with the public for a 21st century public square.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Podcast Listenership Soars
The Voice of OC Feet to the Fire elections podcast has exceeded its original audience expectations and exceeded its bandwidth last week.
