She is also known for writing The Plug-In Drug (1977), which explored the impact of television on young children, and for her involvement in the quiz show scandals of the 1950s.
Jack Narz, the host of Dotto at the time, recalled, when interviewed for a PBS documentary, that he believed Winn to be "a little too pat" when giving her answers.
In 2002, she added new material to update the study as The Plug-In Drug: Television, Computers, and Family Life, published on the 25th anniversary of the original book.
[citation needed] An advocate for the protection of wildlife, Winn gave the name Pale Male to the red-tailed hawk that nested on a Fifth Avenue building, receiving much press coverage.
She wrote about these events in her book, Red-Tails in Love: Pale Male's Story – A True Wildlife Drama in Central Park (1998).