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Voice of OC

Voice of OC
FoundedJune 2009
FocusLocal Investigative Journalism
Location
Area served
Orange County, California, United States
Key people
Norberto Santana, Jr., Publisher
Spencer Custodio, Civic Editor
Meg Waters, Development Director
Theresa Sears, Involvement Editor
Wylie Aitken, Chairman of the Board
Websitevoiceofoc.org

Voice of OC is a small, local, non-profit, online news agency reporting on local issues covering Orange County, California.[1][2]

Its coverages range from topics such as transportation, the environment, social justice, health, public safety, housing, homelessness, politics, to the Ralph M. Brown Act and California Public Records Act issues.

Funding for the Voice of OC is primarily provided through member contributions and grants.[3][4]

History

Voice of OC was founded by former Orange County Register investigative reporter Norberto Santana in June 2009 with an initial annual budget of $600,000.[1][5] The agency's board of directors was then chaired by Joe Dunn, a former Democratic state senator from Santa Ana, CA.

It started publishing March 31, 2010. Through its first 4 years, its reporters have written 3,500 news stories.[4]

In 2014, the website entered content-sharing partnership with the Orange County Register.[5][4]

In 2015, Norberto Santana moved from being an editor-in-chief to being the publisher.[5]

In November 2022, Google selected the Voice of OC as one of its 450 news organizations that will receive funding for Google News Equity Fund, which focuses on small and medium-sized, independent news organizations focusing on underserved audiences. [6]

Notable reporting

In 2021, the agency covered an oil spill in Huntington Beach, CA in much detail.[7]

The news agency's reporting on a property swap involving Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido prompted an investigation by the city attorney into the issue.[8] The mayor voted for a $1.4-million city contract with an auto parts firm, NAPA Orange County, just over a year after he bought a home from the firm's owner for $230,000 less than fair market value.[9]

In February 2023, a day after the news agency reported on a state investigation into CalOptima's hiring and pay practices including controversially large salary hikes, CalOptima chair Andrew Do abruptly resigned as chair.[10]

Awards

The Voice of OC has received numerous journalistic awards including:

  • In 2021, Voice of OC reporter Kristina Garcia won third place for the Best Arts & Culture Story in the 2021 Orange County Press Club Awards. [11]
  • In 2021, Voice of OC photographer Julie Leopo was selected by Latino Journalists of California as one of the most influential Latina journalists across the state[12]
  • In 2021, the Voice of OC won 18 awards in the California News Publishers Association awards contest.[13]
  • In 2021, Lion Publishers awarded Voice of OC the Publisher of the Year noting that the "Voice of OC is one of the standard bearers of nonprofit journalism for good reason."[14]
  • In April 2022, publisher and editor-in-chief Norberto Santana Jr. was selected the winner of the 2022 Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity Leadership.[15]
  • In 2022, Voice of OC was a recipient of the 2022 Google News Equity Fund [6]

Board members[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c Anton, Mike (Sep 15, 2009). "Nonprofit website to boost O.C. watchdog journalism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "The cost of Angels in the outfield". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Bill Birnbauer, Bill (2018). The Rise of NonProfit Investigative Journalism in the United States. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-05188-0. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Register to partner with Voice of OC". Orange County Register. Apr 21, 2014. Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Miller, Michael (May 16, 2016). "Q&A: Norberto Santana Jr". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Eberechukwu, Etike (Nov 16, 2022). "450 news organisations selected as recipients of Google News Equity Fund". Tech Next 24. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "2021 Oil Spill". Voice of OC. Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "Santa Ana Council Meets Privately on Pulido Property Swap". Voice of OC. 8 January 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "Santa Ana Mayor's Property Swap Raises Questions". Voice of OC. 14 November 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  10. ^ Gerda, Nick (Feb 3, 2023). "Top Official Resigns From OC's Health Plan for the Poor Following Revelations of State Probe". Voice of OC. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kristina Garcia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "CCNMA Most Influential Latina Journalists in California 2021". Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  13. ^ Quick, Sonya (Jun 24, 2021). "Voice of OC Honored with 18 Awards When Competing Against California's Top News Agencies". Voice of OC. Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Meet the Winners of the 2021 LION Publishers Local Journalism Awards". Lion Publishers. 17 November 2021. Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "News Leaders Association 2022 News Leader of the Year Award and Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity Leadership Winners". Lion Publishers. Apr 13, 2022. Retrieved Feb 21, 2023.
  16. ^ "Voice of OC Board of Directors". Retrieved 2018-08-09.

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