Joanna Weiss, a popular op-ed columnist for The Boston Globe, will speak at the Milton Library’s annual “Meet the Press” event. Celebrities – Lance Armstrong, Manti Te’o, Jonah Lehrer – were built up and undone by lies. How does sports culture and social media play their parts? Find out how stories get both covered and uncovered by the press. Her talk is set for Wednesday, March 27, 2013 from 7 pm to 8 pm. in the Keys Community Room (lower level) of the Milton Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton.

The free event, sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Library, is open to the public and appropriate for all ages. Light refreshments will be served.

Ms. Weiss’ twice-weekly columns appear, via the New York Times newswire, in newspapers across the country, and she frequently appears on local and national television and radio. Previously, Weiss was a political reporter, feature writer, and television critic for the Globe. She has also written for The Economist and Slate, and she started her career covering Louisiana politics at the Times-Picayune of New Orleans. She is the author of Milkshake, a comic novel about the politics of motherhood. She lives in Milton with her husband, son, and daughter.