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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.
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Voice of OC Reporter Talking on KPCC Take Two Program
Gerda will be discussing his recent article about the county halting census outreach grants to the city of Santa Ana and the local school district. City and school district officials say the grant cuts are payback for their public concerns about a proposed county homeless shelter, which county officials dispute. A final decision on the grants is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 17.
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Defending Your Right to Know
We believe the most important news stories leave a lasting impact — whether that means holding the powerful accountable or shining a spotlight on injustice. Our founding principle remains true: […]
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Press Pause to Support Your Local News
Giving Tuesday is the nationwide day set aside to remind people to support nonprofits. But when people think of organizations in need they often think of causes such as those […]
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Voice of OC Selected to Participate in Exclusive Report for America Project
The announcement marks the single biggest hiring announcement of journalists in recent memory—and comes as a direct response to the worsening crisis in local news across the country.
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Voice of OC Senior Arts Editor Wins First Place in National Awards
Voice of OC Senior Editor Paul Hodgins won a first place award in the National Arts Entertainment Journalism Awards.
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Support Voice of OC’s Future
After a decade of daily publishing, this small nonprofit newsroom is changing the civic and arts landscape in Orange County. As the only free source of local civic and arts […]
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Voice of OC Recognizes Community Leaders at Exclusive Ambassadors Event
Voice of OC Ambassadors recently lauded three community leaders who have made a difference through penning editorials in the Voice opinion section.
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Democracy Can’t Wait
We believe that independent journalism is a critical component of an engaged and educated democracy. Journalists in nonprofit newsrooms, like ours, dig deep to deliver in-depth reporting that engages communities, […]
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Voice of OC Arts & Culture Section Lauded in National Awards
Voice of OC Senior Arts Editor Paul Hodgins is a two-time finalist in the 12th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. Finalists were selected from more than 900 entries […]
