Marion Stokes recorded television 24/7 for 30 years, from 1975 until her death in 2012, as a form of activism to uncover the truth. She believed a comprehensive media archive would be invaluable for future generations, but her project nearly destroyed her family.
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Marion Stokes spent three decades secretly recording every hour of American television news, accumulating a vast collection of 70,000 VHS tapes that chronicle the evolution of television's impact on modern society.