Active Orange County residents were invited to the Voice of OC newsroom to engage in editorial writing training as part of the Santa Ana Media Summit. Santana also gave the […]
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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Summer interns welcomed at Voice of OC
Voice of OC recently welcomed an energetic team of interns for the summer. Gabrielle Colón, Phi Do and Jose Ochoa were selected from a pool of applicants for Voice of […]
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Voice of OC Named Top News Site in Southern California
The Los Angeles Press Club awarded Voice of OC the best news website in Southern California Sunday night. A panel of national judges applauded the website’s polished design, hard news […]
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New photographer joins the Voice of OC team
Voice of OC has brought on Jeff Antenore as a contributing photographer. Antenore holds a master of science degree in photojournalism from Boston University and a bachelor of arts degree […]
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Norberto Santana, Jr., speaks at press summit for California Newspaper Publisher’s Association
Norberto Santana, Jr., joins Christina Shih of Voice of San Diego in talking with moderator Jocelyn Dong of Palo Alto Weekly. The California Newspaper Publisher’s Association hosted a press summit […]
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Memorial service in homeless encampment remembers 18-year-old woman
Residents of the homeless encampment along the Santa And River in Anaheim gathered to remember the life of an 18-year-old woman. Cheyenne, known as “Kid,” overdosed on heroin.
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OC Press Club honors Voice of OC with three awards
Voice of OC took home three awards from the OC Press Club awards contest held May 15.
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Voice of OC Publisher Discusses Civic Engagement with Local Club
Voice of OC publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., talks with a local civic group. The Democratic Club of West Orange County was the latest of several local organizations to host Voice […]
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Voice of OC editor talks with Cal State Long Beach multimedia class
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 […]
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Voice of OC represented in future of journalism symposium
Nick Gerda joins other top journalists from southern California in discussing the future of journalism at Capo Valley High School. Voice of OC reporter Nick Gerda represented the news agency […]
