Systems and methods are disclosed for presenting a media stream to user next adjacent to text and other content via a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface allows allowing the user to select part of the content and associate it with a specified portion of the media stream. The a graphical user interface that displays and renders a media stream, such as a video stream, to a user in a first display area. Near the first display area is a second display area displaying content, such as text, to be associated with some portion of the media stream. The interface allows a user to select some of the content in the second display area with a pointing device. The selection also identifies a portion of the media stream based on what is being rendered as the selection is made and how the selection is made.