On June 15 people up and down the state celebrated a return to normal. But since then, the community has faced a confusing mix of headlines and facts. The rise […]
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 Public Town Hall Motivates County Leadership to Be More Open About COVID-19 Data
Voice of OC journalists continue to push for greater transparency of information on COVID-19 and for residents to be able to ask questions and get answers.
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Student Journalists Sharpen Skills, Learn Practice of Community-Centered Journalism at Voice of OC
Voice of OC’s news team continues to be renewed each semester with apprentice journalists who see the power of essential community news.
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Voice of OC News Team: 20-Time Finalists in Southern California Journalism Awards
Voice of OC’s journalists continue to empower the community with real-time news while winning top awards up and down the state.
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Voice of OC Public Town Hall: Get Your COVID-19 Questions Answered by Public Health Experts
Voice of OC continues to make it possible for Orange County residents to ask questions and get answers in live public town halls.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Journalists Net 27 Awards, 14 First Place Wins in Orange County Press Club Awards
Voice of OC’s team won 14 first place prizes for everything from investigations to photography to interactive storytelling.
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Voice of OC Journalists are Here for You Every Day, Monitoring Elected Local Officials in Real-Time
While you spend your summer relaxing, our ace reporters are mining agendas for upcoming public meetings, requesting public records and writing unmatched and informative local government stories every day.
Posted inInside the Newsroom
Voice of OC’s Norberto Santana, Jr. Featured on OC Civic News, Entertainment Show
Voice of OC journalists are frequently called upon to offer nonpartisan insights on local issues and the future of journalism.
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Voice of OC Honored with 18 Awards When Competing Against California’s Top News Agencies
Voice of OC’s news team won a staggering 18 awards this year as it went up against the state’s top multi-million dollar news agencies with teams of journalists in the hundreds in the statewide journalism awards.
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Voice of OC Publisher Presents on Local Coverage at National Gathering of Investigative Journalists
Norberto Santana, Jr. co-led a presentation to top-notch investigative journalists on the elements and work necessary to deliver high-impact real time journalism to the public.
