You're invited to a Public Program of the Television Academy Foundation

THE POWER OF TV:
Reproductive Health and Access in Storytelling

Presented by

Television Academy Foundation and

Hollywood, Health & Society, USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
8:30 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Panel

Developed in partnership with the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s Hollywood, Health & Society, this event assembles storytellers and experts to discuss television's depiction of reproductive choice, family planning and maternal health. From Maude to Murphy Brown to Jane the Virgin and Dear White People, how has television influenced attitudes and access to safe reproductive choice and women's healthcare?

Join us for a conversation with

Janine Sherman Barrois, showrunner, Claws; executive producer, Criminal Minds; co-executive producer, ER
Dorothy Fortenberry, writer/co-producer, The Handmaid’s Tale; writer, The 100
Amanda Lasher, showrunner, The Bold Type; co-executive producer, Riverdale and Gossip Girl
Hayley Schore, co-creator and writer, The Resident; writer, Code Black
Gretchen Sisson, PhD, research sociologist, University of California, San Francisco

Moderated by

Logan Browning, actor, Dear White People

Saban Media Center at the Television Academy
Governors Room
5210 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601

Self parking for $15 in the structure adjacent to the Saban Media Center. Metered street parking is available on Lankershim Blvd., Magnolia Blvd., Weddington Street, or other nearby streets.

You may also take the Metro to the North Hollywood Metro Red Line Stop two blocks north of the Television Academy on Lankershim Blvd.

This is a public event, and Television Academy Members and the public are invited to attend. Each individual may reserve up to two tickets.

The Power of TV: Reproductive Health and Access in Storytelling