The Merc reports that one of its photographers, LiPo Ching, was nominated for an Emmy on Thursday for his video on the disabled living in Vietnam (link). For the third year in a row, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has recognized new approaches to news, documentary and arts programming — categories that require entrants to demonstrate some form of innovation. This has led to a sizable representation of online productions, particularly by newspapers. Before joining the Merc in 2006, he had worked as a freelance producer in the film and TV industry in Los Angeles.