Mark Niu is a reporter and video documentary producer for Being Patient. For more than three decades, Mark has covered global events, recently reporting on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, the UN Biodiversity Conference, and the Consumer Electronics Show. He’s covered historic moments such as the 1997 Hong Kong handover, US President Bill Clinton’s trip to Vietnam, and the opening of a road from South Korea to North Korea where he rode across the DMZ.
Mark was awarded a Foreign Correspondents Human Rights Press Award from Amnesty International for his investigative report on corporal punishment in Indian schools. He’s helped produce reports for National Geographic Channel, PBS, FOX and NBC News. He was a familiar face in Hong Kong where he anchored and reported for its largest broadcasters, including TVB, Star TV, and Asia Television. Prior to that, Mark served as reporter and anchor at local NBC and ABC affiliates in Wisconsin.
Mark is also a screenwriter and playwright, His play, Juche Rules, was staged at East West Players Theater in Los Angeles and published in the Southern California Review. His short films and documentaries have screened at numerous festivals, including winning best writing and directing awards at the Moondance and Poppy Jasper International film festivals.