Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., will be guiding reporters and editors on the use of public records today at an Investigative Reporters and Editors workshop held for NLGJA, […]
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 Civic Editor Tracy Wood Recalls Reporting on McCain’s Release from North Vietnam
Voice of OC Civic Editor Tracy Wood, one of the few female combat correspondents in Vietnam, remembers the day John McCain was released in Vietnam. Wood was one of only […]
Posted inInside the Newsroom, Santa Ana
Voice of OC Publisher Discusses Santa Ana News on Inside OC
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., was the featured guest on Rick Reiff’s “Inside OC” TV show this week.
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Voice of OC News Team Routinely Brings in Top Awards, Honors
Our new awards page provides a full index of all these awards and recognition since our founding on March 31, 2010.
Posted inEconomy, Irvine, On OC
On OC: Battling Traffic in Irvine
Karen Jaffe, a 20-year Irvine resident and now activist after watching her city streets clog up, talks about recent ballot initiatives in Irvine to address traffic and the power of the issue to drive political campaigns in future years as well as the founding of Irvine Watchdog.org.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Releases 2018 Staff Diversity Report
Voice of OC has released its 2018 diversity staffing report. This report is just one section on our new best practices page that better explains the ethics and guidelines that […]
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Awarded Highest Rating of Platinum on Guidestar
Voice of OC now has the highest-rating of platinum on the nonprofit guide website, Guidestar.
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Voice of OC welcomes new summer interns
Voice of OC welcomes two student journalists as reporting interns this summer: Brandon Pho and Kassidy Dillon. Pho began journalism work as a student at Cal State Fullerton, where in […]
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Voice of OC Publisher Elected to IRE Board and Re-Elected to INN Board
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., is continuing to lead in the nationwide growth of independent, nonprofit news.
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Voice of OC Brings Home Top Awards From OC Press Club
The Voice of OC team was given numerous awards at the 2018 Orange County Press Club Awards Gala June 15.
