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On his first day covering Twin Cities protests after the death of George Floyd, photographer Ed Ou briefly became the news.

Ou says he was set up with a group of journalists as curfew hit. He says state troopers fired tear gas, rubber bullets, and concussion grenades. Ou was hit in the head and received four stitches in the hospital.

That night, he still filed a report for NBC News.

And days later, after many journalists had left, Ou found a story unlike any I’ve seen from that time.

Earlier this month, NBC News released online Ou’s half-hour documentary, “The Intersection: Fatherhood at the Heart of George Floyd Square.” It’s a beautiful work of journalism, and frankly, the less I say beforehand, the better. But it’s embedded right here:

It’s the latest gem in a spectacular career that has taken Ou to multiple continents and earned him national honors.

Ou is my guest on Episode 83 of the Telling the Story podcast.

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Matt Pearl is the author of the Telling the Story blog and podcast. Feel free to comment below or e-mail Matt at matt@tellingthestoryblog.com. You can also follow Matt on Facebook and Twitter.