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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.
Voice of OC Senior Editor Paul Hodgins won a first place award in the National Arts Entertainment Journalism Awards.
Voice of OC Ambassadors recently lauded three community leaders who have made a difference through penning editorials in the Voice opinion section.
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 for work produced in 2018, with awards given out Dec. 1. Voice of OC’s Arts & Culture section had just launched in the period recognized by judges. Hodgins is lauded for “Is It Time for Local Arts Leadership to Reflect a Changing World” in the Commentary & Analysis on the Arts section and for “One Year After Opening, is Argyros Plaza Really Working?”
Another two debates, one happening tonight, are organized for the Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 and Santa Ana Unified School Board elections this fall.
The national year-end campaign will begin November 1 — where donations made to Voice of OC up to $1,000 will be matched by the NewsMatch campaign. New monthly recurring donations will be matched for the full year’s worth.
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. moderated the event that was held at the Delhi Center in Santa Ana. The event was arranged by Connect-to-Council and the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce.
County reporter Nick Gerda was given the honor Sunday evening for his work in 2018 by the Los Angeles Press Club and Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr. won the honor the previous year.
Voice of OC earns a record 14 wins at the recent Orange County Press Club awards dinner, including five, 1st-place wins for Best Column, Investigations, Music Reviews, Infographics and Feature Writing.
Nick Gerda’s nomination as one of the top online journalists is one of 10 finalists Voice of OC has earned in the Southern California awards contest — ahead of last year’s eight.