Philip J. Hilts Explained

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)

Notes and References

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