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Adjunct professor at Saddleback

2014-09-30
By: Sonya Quick
On: September 30, 2014
In: 😍, Mobile, Teaching

Link: Announcement of Lariat iPad news app               In September 2014 I co-taught a course at Saddleback Community College on “Interactive Media Design.” The course was proposed to the state by my friend, Amara Aguilar, who was then department chair at Saddleback. She decided to leave for USC, so I was brought on to develop and act as lead teacher for the mobile journalism design course. I was hired two weeks before the semester started, and in that short time I wrote the course syllabus and planned the first few weeks of course content for myself and the assistantRead More →

Clips: Monthly baby column for OC Family magazine

2014-04-28
By: Sonya Quick
On: April 28, 2014
In: 😍, Clips, Magazine

After writing two articles for the OC Family newspaper section, I was contracted to be a monthly columnist for the magazine. My column on the 0-2 age range began in January 2014. The columns are similar to stories – in that I find and interview appropriate sources — and are a column in the sense that I develop the editorial content and schedule. January 2014: Keeping cherished memories (Modern ways of preserving memories of your child’s firsts) February 2014: Food for thought (What vitamins and minerals are most important for pregnant or breastfeeding moms) March 2014: Baby talk (The latest research and advice on nurturing your baby’s language development)Read More →

Clip: Labor of love

2014-01-27
By: Sonya Quick
On: January 27, 2014
In: 😍, Clips, Magazine

Link: Labor of Love I was chosen to write the January OC Family magazine cover story. My mission: to tell the birth stories of three Orange County women. One woman gave birth in a pool in a birthing center, another in a hospital using an epidural and another in a hospital attempting a natural labor that turned into a cesarian delivery. I loved listening to the stories of these women. Giving birth is certainly not a new practice – but still, every single delivery is a miracle. Even for the same woman each labor is unique and beautiful on its own. In this story, IRead More →

Clip: Stating the union

2013-02-10
By: Sonya Quick
On: February 10, 2013
In: 😍, Clips, Graphics

Link: Graphic Link: In print For the state of the union, graphic artist Maxwell and I wanted to show the data behind the speech. We based the graphic on the Constitution’s mandate for the address: that the president explain the state of the country while also recommending a political agenda to Congress. I then set out to find what data could represent both of those requirements. We chose milestones to compare speeches: 2012 (the graphic ran just before the 2013 speech), the previous year’s speech and the speeches from 50, 100 and 200 years ago. For the actual state of America, we chose a fewRead More →

Clip: Ring out Orange County’s 2012

2012-12-30
By: Sonya Quick
On: December 30, 2012
In: 😍, Clips, Graphics

Link: Graphic Link: In print I first got the idea for this graphic when I saw this website that shows the average color of the New York sky, updated every 5 minutes and based on webcams. I wondered if there would be a way to visualize Orange County’s sky over the course of, perhaps, a year. I started by searching for weather data for the year. Then I thought we could attempt to show the county’s year through data – and to weave it all together in a circle. Artist Maxwell pulled it all together visually.Read More →

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Hey there, thanks for visiting! I am digital editor at Voice of OC. I am also a mom to two, a wife, a Long Beach resident, a fan of hoppy beers, a vegetarian and an amateur baker who enjoys perfecting macarons.

I have been a journalist all my life, starting with creating my own newspaper for back to school and open house nights in the fourth grade. I continued writing and editing news through middle school, high school and college. My career includes working at Voice of OC, Chapman University and the Orange County Register.

I am a passionate supporter of providing valuable news and information while building strong online, mobile and social communities around content. I thrive when challenged and I care deeply about producing quality work in a fast-paced environment.

Check out my resume HERE.

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