Las Vegas Videos of the Year – Best from Rio Lacanlale
Man keeps watch over Strip shrine to mass shooting victims (above)
In the immediate aftermath of the Route 91 mass shooting on Oct. 1, I watched the Las Vegas community come together in a way I’d never seen before. This video illustrates perfectly the strength and resilience of the Las Vegas community in the face of tragedy.
Las Vegas police hope to close gender, race gaps
I met Jasmen Jackson in September during a Metropolitan Police Department women’s recruitment event, and I was immediately drawn to her spirit, tenacity and desire to break barriers in a historically white-male dominated profession.
Goat Yoga allows students to perfect their “downward facing goat”
Goat yoga? Say what? This video featuring the cutest baby goats you’ve ever seen allowed me to showcase my wide range of skills and creativity as a videographer.
About Rio Lacanlale
Rio Lacanlale, whose work for the Review-Journal ranges from crime reports to video storytelling, joined the newspaper in October 2016. Before that, the UNLV broadcast journalism graduate contributed to newsrooms in central Italy and Washington, D.C. Rio is also a passionate traveler who enjoys living out of a backpack for months at a time.
