# Event Details

- **Event Name**: News Media in the Misinformation Age
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 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 in our Auditorium 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.

Questions? Contact Reference at reference @westerlylibrary.org or (401) 596-2877 x306

About the Presenter:
Philip Eil is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Providence, his hometown. He is the former news editor of the alt-weekly newspaper, The Providence Phoenix. Since the paper’s close in 2014, he has contributed to The Atlantic, Men’s Health, the Boston Globe, Huffington Post, and the Columbia Journalism Review, among other outlets. He has also taught writing and journalism classes at Brown University, Columbia University’s School of the Arts, and the Rhode Island School of Design. His first book, Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the "Pill Mill Killer," was published in 2024.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/westerly/news-media-in-the-misinformation-age/200029989796959
- **Event Categories**: Workshops, health-wellness, Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Westerly
- **state**: RI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 44 Broad St, Westerly, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02891
- **lat**: 41.37739
- **long**: -71.82967
- **full address**: 44 Broad St, Westerly, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02891

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is News Media in the Misinformation Age being held?
  - **A:** News Media in the Misinformation Age takes place on Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 44 Broad St, Westerly, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02891.
- **Q**: Who is organizing News Media in the Misinformation Age?
  - **A:** News Media in the Misinformation Age is organized by Westerly Library & Wilcox Park.

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