News Media in the Misinformation Age

Between the relentlessness of the twenty-four hour news cycle, rampant misinformation, and the influence of social media algorithms, staying informed today can be overwhelming. Join us for a conversation with acclaimed journalist Philip Eil about the current state of news media, how we got to this complex and chaotic moment, and what media consumers can do to maintain a healthy information diet.

Eil is a freelance journalist based in his hometown: Providence, Rhode Island. His debut book, Prescription for Pain: How A Once Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer", was released in April 2024, from Steerforth Press. He was the news editor at the alt-weekly, the Providence Phoenix, until the paper closed in 2014. Since then, he's contributed to VICE, the Atlantic, Men’s Health, The Nation, Boston Magazine, and Huffington Post, among other outlets. He has taught courses in writing and/or journalism at Brown University, Columbia University, UMass-Dartmouth, and the Rhode Island School of Design.

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