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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 Donors Step Up Every Day to Fund Real Local News for Orange County
Nearly four-thousand people have stepped up in Orange County and said that they believe so strongly in real nonpartisan local news that they have committed personal money to the cause.
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Orange County’s COVID-19 Experts to Answer Your Questions on Eve of June 15 Reopening
Voice of OC’s ongoing live and virtual public discussions make it possible for residents to get live answers to their questions surrounding the pandemic.
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Orange County Speaks: Voice of OC Gives Public a Voice on the County’s Nearly $1 Billion in Unrestricted Funds
Voice of OC arranged a live discussion on the county budget and asked the public what they’d like to see the county prioritize with available funds.
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Voice of OC News Team Wins for No. 1 Wildfire News Coverage in the State with Damning Three-Part Series
The small nonprofit Voice of OC news team went up against the state’s best newspapers and won first place for wildfire news coverage.
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Join in, Ask Your Questions on How Orange County Should Spend Nearly a Billion in Taxpayer Dollars
Voice of OC continues to lead Orange County’s civic conversation, now hosting a spirited discussion and overview of how the county plans to spend public money on the eve of […]
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Voice of OC Publisher and Editor Norberto Santana, Jr. Wins Top Award for Best Columns in Prestigious Statewide Awards Contest
Norberto Santana, Jr. is one of the golden state’s best columnists, proven again this time in the awards competition amongst California’s biggest and best news companies.
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Voice of OC Wins Top Honor in Statewide General Excellence: “This Scrappy Nonprofit Punches Well Above Its Weight”
The Voice of OC team wins third place statewide in General Excellence.
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Nonprofit Voice of OC News Team is Committed to Telling the Community’s Stories
A donation to Voice of OC does more than inform you. We offer our valuable news to the community free of paywalls and free of ads. Your donation empowers the entire community.
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“Noise of OC” Fundraiser, Civic Information Drive Huge Success
Voice of OC continues to grow as an involved populace drives donations, public support.
