# The conscience of television

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDWomen 2010
- Speaker: Lauren Zalaznick
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/lauren_zalaznick_the_conscience_of_television)
- 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)

TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she makes a case that television reflects who we truly are -- in ways we might not have expected.

## Lectures

1. [The conscience of television](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/lauren_zalaznick_the_conscience_of_television/c1b312108ca3), 13 min (TED's player)