We are becoming a norm-shattering nation that rejects prevailing standards of human decency. This is what the erosion of trust in the mainstream media and the embrace of misinformation has wrought, in tandem with the internet s devastating, decades-long toll on the balance sheets of media outlets.
Jonathan Eig (Medill ’86) commemorated Martin Luther King Jr.’s life — flaws and all — at his keynote speech Tuesday in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. An award-winning biographer, Eig spoke about the creation of his newest book, “King: A Life.” Eig’s newest book on King is a National Book Award Nominee, a New York.