# Does the media have a "duty of care"?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxHousesOfParliament
- Speaker: David Puttnam
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/david_puttnam_does_the_media_have_a_duty_of_care)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this thoughtful talk, David Puttnam asks a big question about the media: Does it have a moral imperative to create informed citizens, to support democracy? His solution for ensuring media responsibility is bold, and you might not agree. But it's certainly a question worth asking.

## Lectures

1. [Does the media have a "duty of care"?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/david_puttnam_does_the_media_have_a_duty_of_care/3ac080b182cb), 11 min (TED's player)