A multitude of groundbreaking events have happened this year: a global pandemic, the BLM movement, and a historic election, to name a few. Throughout all of this, the media has determined what stories are told: what makes the final cut, and what has to take the backseat. Without journalism, especially photo and video journalism, this past year would not have been what it was. Without first looking at the media, and more importantly, at the stories we choose to prioritize in times of hardship, we cannot begin to fully comprehend the events of those times, because the media acts as a window into the minds and values of society. This oral history explores the role of the media over the past year and a half.