News Media in the Age of Misinformation: In Conversation with Phil Eil @ Central
Between the relentlessness of the twenty-four-hour news cycle, rampant misinformation, and the influence of social media, 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.
Phil is a freelance journalist based in his hometown of Providence. His debut book, Prescription for Pain: How A Once Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer, was released in April 2024. 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, Rhode Island Monthly, Men’s Health, The Nation, the Boston Globe, and Huffington Post, among other outlets. He has taught courses in writing and/or journalism at Brown, Columbia, UMass-Dartmouth, and RISD.
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