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Video For: News21 Published: August 1, 2023
My colleagues (writers) and I covered the Ohio ballot box battle as both sides of the abortion debate mobilized to decide whether abortion would be protected in Ohio's state constitution. I contributed as a photographer and video journalist simultaneously.
America After Roe Editor & Publisher EPPY Awards
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Best college/university investigative story or series
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Best college/university-produced community or niche website
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Best news story or series on a college/university website
College Media Association Film and Audio Festival
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Second place in the long documentary category
Published August 1, 2023 for News21, America After Roe
RESPONSIBILITIES: Photography, videography, video editing, reporting
Video For: News21 Published: August 2, 2023
As more states pass abortion bans, providers and patients have flocked to New Mexico, a sanctuary for abortion rights. The anti-abortion movement has followed.
America After Roe Editor & Publisher EPPY Awards
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Best college/university investigative story or series
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Best college/university-produced community or niche website
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Best news story or series on a college/university website
Published August 2, 2023 for News21, America After Roe
RESPONSIBILITIES: Some photography, some videography, video editing, some reporting
Video For: The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Published: May 12, 2023
A vigil was held for Red Mountain High School senior Jeremiah Aviles, who was found shot dead just weeks before graduation.
For this assignment, I was assigned as a still photographer. However, when I arrived on the scene, my editor called and asked me to film video as well. I did not have a microphone or tripod with me.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Photography, videography, video editing
4. What graduation photos means for one ASU senior
Published: March 1, 2023
Nathaniel Hernandez explains what graduating means to him while I photographed his graduation photos.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Photography, videography, video editing, reporting
5. Arizona Makers: Didgeridoo-makers use local agave in their staple product
Video For: The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com
Brad and Wendy Evans talk about their online didgeridoo-making business Endless Breath Didges.
This piece was part of a series on how makers use "making" as a form of occupational therapy to help with the likes of stress, depression, alcoholism, TBI and PTSD.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Photography, videography, video editing, reporting, feature writing
Video For: Cronkite News Published: November 3, 2021
7. KLAS TV and Vegas PBS at SWCTA
Video For: Coyote Digital Media, Rout(e) 131 Published: February 1, 2016
KLAS TV --8 News Now-- came to SWCTA and interviewed Dr. Michael Georges and the dental program for their segment "What's Cool in School." Vegas PBS also stopped by to look at the school's career programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Photography, videography, video editing, reporting
8. Arizona Horizon Interstitial
Video For: Arizona Horizon/Arizona PBS Published: Fall 2020
Arizona Horizon provides in-depth coverage of news and issues surrounding Arizonans.
About Me
Vegas native Mingson Lau is a visual journalist and recent graduate of Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, where he completed his bachelor's and master's degrees. Passionate about storytelling, Lau aims to tell impactful stories through visuals and writing, focusing on communicating informative, elucidating, and engaging news. In his high school’s award-winning broadcast journalism program, Lau found his passion for storytelling, where he contributed to the morning news show and projects for Vegas PBS’ Inside Education.
At Arizona State University, Lau continued to develop his skills by working at The State Press, Arizona PBS, Arizona Schools Board Association, and Cronkite News. Lau has also worked as a research aide for the Voices Listening Project, studying the media needs of local communities and developing product solutions to improve news communication.
Lau recently worked as a visual intern with The Arizona Republic and as a visuals fellow in the Carnegie-Knight News21 program.
Email: mingson.photo@gmail.com
Las Vegas, Nevada