The Washington Post's 20-year club
Celebrating 20 years at The Post
Design director: Tova Diamond
Copy director: Sheila Hayes
Audio/video editing: Camille Rapay
To recognize individuals who reached 20 years of employment at The Post, executive leadership requested a video to be shared internally. The video was meant to
While previous 20-year videos had included references to large tech companies and global events, I chose to focus the video on comparing The Washington Post of 2004 to The Washington Post of 2024 to make it feel more relevant and relatable. I wrote an audio/video script that called back to how people interacted with The Post 20 years ago, resurfacing memorable front pages and a screen capture of washingtonpost.com from the Internet archive. At leadership's request, I also included references to 2004 pop culture, while still centering the experiences of the employees being recognized.