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RECORDER: THE MARION STOKES PROJECT Details the Story of How One Woman Videotaped TV 24/7 for 30 Years, In Search of Truth. [WATCH] Stream or Tune In via INDEPENDENT LENS / PBS!
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Tonight, June 15th 2020 at 10PM marks the online premiere of what is likely the most fascinating and historically significant document of videotape culture ever recorded. Sound bold? Consider this: In 1979, alarmed by the amount of misinformation that television was consistently spewing forth, a Philadelphia-based activist named Marion Stokes began taping TV news programs 24 hours a day, and did so for over 30 years. At her passing in 2012, Stokes’ massive collection totaled to over 70,000 tapes, capturing everything from catastrophes to commercials, resulting in a videotaped time capsule of what television looked and sounded like for over...