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Title:	News Media in the Misinformation Age
Date:	2/9/2026 (Monday)
Address:	80 Spruce St, Milford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01757
Location:	Milford, MA
Hours:	Monday, February 9, 2026 at 7:00PM EST
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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.

Phil is a freelance journalist based in Providence (his hometown). 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, Rhode Island Monthly, Mens Health, The Nation, the Boston Globe, 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.

This in-person event is sponsored by the Friends of the Milford Town Library and is free and open to all.