Laura J. Fong Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

I produce news videos and current events analysis for the Wall Street Journal.

New York City Metropolitan Area

I produce, write scripts, conduct pre-interviews, manage shoots, and archival licensing for Treasures of New York and Treasures of New Jersey, a half-hour documentary series on iconic places and historic landmarks.I've produced four episodes:“The Peter Mott House” (2022, NY Emmy Award winner for Historical Long Form Content)“The Great Swamp” (2022, NY Emmy.

I oversaw the editorial, scripting, feedback and packaging process for 18 digital videos on climate change solutions, in collaboration with WHRO in Norfolk, Virginia, and WKAR in East Lansing, Michigan.

Greater New York City Area

• Produced, reported and edited to fine cut more than 75 original, 5-10 minute news videos for the highest rated news show on PBS on a wide range of topics: the 2016 and 2020 U.S elections, climate change, urban transit.
• Wrote breaking news coverage story, pulled footage from wires, edited VO, SOTs and broll into a two to three minute package every Saturday and Sunday
• Pre-interviewed, booked, shot and lit interviews with talent in field as solo producer and in two-person teams
• Co-cinematographer / producer / editor for series: “Samoa Islands: Shifting Tides”; the debate over diversity and integration in NYC schools; unregulated chemicals in drinking water in Long Island and North Carolina.

Greater New York City Area

New York, New York

• Corporate documentary series on medical research for a leading global pharmaceutical company.
• Assist director in logistics and question preparation for 38 interviews and several b-roll shoots over 19 shoot days; lead on call sheets, coordinating & confirming schedule, interview subjects, crew, travel.
• Lead on post-production workflow of transcripts, graphics, archival materials, and licensing of news footage and stills.
• Coordinate background research on wide range of medical topics from cardiovascular disease to gene therapy.

New York City

• Winner of the 2013 IDA Documentary Award for Best Limited Series, CNN’s "Morgan Spurlock Inside Man" is an eight-part series hosted by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (‘Super Size Me’) and produced by Warrior Poets.
• Work with team of producers and editors to fact check scripts and meet archival needs for show
• Conduct extensive background research for episodes on medical marijuana, Medicare, education, municipal bankruptcy, gun control, labor unions, income inequality, internet privacy and surveillance
• Research and request screeners and masters for videos and stills from various archive databases
• Assist in tracking copyright owners and fair use assessment
• Prepare deliverables for CNN, including timing cue sheets, final script, and licenses, appearance, photo and location releases

Houston

• Selected from approximately 47,000 applicants nationwide to serve in a highly acclaimed national service corps; committed to teach for 2 years in an under-resourced urban region to close educational achievement gap
• Created rigorous lesson plans daily with co-teacher
• Collaborated with teachers to develop assessments, track and analyze student data
• Effectively communicated with parents and administration about student progress

• I focused on Electronic Media (television news and documentary film) in the UO School of Journalism and Communication. I completed the following classes in my junior and senior year:
• "TV Documentary Production" with Jon Palfreman -Worked with two fellow student producers to shoot, edit, and write script for an 8-minute documentary “Wild Child” on home-schooled kids in a wilderness survival course.
• "Digital Urban Journalism" with Dan Morrison- Worked with a photographer to pitch, shoot, and edit a 4-minute multimedia piece on the Portland Chinese Language School, published online for The Oregonian (oregonlive.com)
• "Oregon News" TV News Class with Rebecca Force- Pitched story ideas, reported three packages, produced two shows, anchored one show
• "Interview Lighting Workshop" with Leonard Henderson - Practiced three-point light techniques for video interviews

Eugene, Oregon

• Meet weekly with ten-member chair board
• Supervise two committee members (in 2010)
• Design, layout and distribute a 20-page program and 200 posters (2009)
• write/ distribute press releases
• Reach out and build relationship with community groups
• Coordinate interviews with media outlets DisOrient is an annual three-day film festival. In 2010, we attracted over 600 attendees and 46 community sponsors. We showed 7 feature films and 20 shorts.

Eugene, OR

• I interned for eight weeks for a weeknight producing shift with Nohelani Graf, as well as a weekend shift with Alex Drude every other week:
• Helped research, write, and edit VOs
• Logged tape, select SOTs
• Assisted reporters with local stories, including visits from Jesse Jackson and Bindi Irwin to University of Oregon and a profile of a local doctor who volunteered in Haiti Earthquake relief.
• Created dummy national news blocks and got feedback from supervising producer/reporter

New York, New York

• Researched and digitized tapes for two investigative stories on Dateline NBC “Children of the Harvest” and “Critical Condition”
• Assisted two producers in logging videos, shooting and conducting an interview for Storm Stories “Colorado Blizzard Transplants”

Eugene, Oregon

I pitched story ideas, produced, shot and edited over 30 videos. I also supervised the online multimedia content for dailyemerald.com

Lane Community College, Eugene, OR

I helped advise a group of 13 students shoot, direct and produce 7 short films for a filmmaking and cultural arts program for Asian American middle and high school students.

University Of Oregon, Eugene, OR

• Attended weekly board meetings
• Plan/organize weekly member meetings and events
• Recruited student contributors to "Off Yello," an annual literary arts magazine, then designed and published it.