Philip J. Hilts

Philip James Hilts (10 May 1947 – April 23, 2022) was an American journalist and author. He worked for The New York Times and The Washington Post.[1][2]

Hilts was born on May 10, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. Edward, his father, was a writer. Katherine (Bonn) Hilts, his mother, worked at Sears.[1]

He died on April 23, 2022, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, due to liver disease complications.[1]

Books

• Smokescreen: The Truth Behind the Tobacco Industry Cover-Up (Addison-Wesley, 1996)
• Rx for Survival: Why We Must Rise to the Global Health Challenge (2005)
• Protecting America’s Health: The FDA, Business, and One Hundred Years of Regulation (2003)
• Scientific Temperaments: Three Lives in Contemporary Science (1982)

References

1. Seelye, Katharine Q. (April 29, 2022). "Philip J. Hilts, 74, Dies; Reporter Exposed a Big-Tobacco Cover-up". The New York Times.
2. "Journalist Philip J. Hilts, NF '85, dies at 74". Nieman Foundation.