Eric K. Meyer (born August 23, 1953) is an American associate professor of journalism at the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

. He is also a former associate dean for academic and administrative affairs with the university's College of Media.

Biography

Meyer was born in

Marion, Kansas Marion is a city in, and the county seat of, Marion County, Kansas, United States. It was named in honor of Francis Marion, a brigadier general of the American Revolutionary War, known as the "Swamp Fox". As of the 2020 census, the population ...

. His first newspaper was the Meyer Messenger, which he created as a child. He photocopied the homemade newspaper and distributed it to residents of his neighborhood. Meyer earned a bachelor of science degree in journalism from the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...

in 1975 and earned a master of arts degree in journalism from Marquette University in 1998.news.uiuc.edu
/ref> From 1975 to 1977 Meyer worked as a Sunday edition editor, assistant news editor and reporter for Illinois'

Bloomington Pantagraph ''The Pantagraph'' is a daily newspaper that serves Bloomington–Normal, Illinois, along with 60 communities and eight counties in the Central Illinois area. Its headquarters are in Bloomington and it is owned by Lee Enterprises. The name is d ...

, and later as a news photo and graphics editor, assistant news editor, systems editor, copy desk chief and reporter for the Milwaukee Journal, now the

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel The ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper. It is also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin, where it is widely distributed. It is currently o ...

, from 1977 to 1994. Meyer, a former adjunct lecturer at

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...

, is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Illinois, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1996. His primary duties include teaching information graphics, page layout and design, and online journalism. He also is associate dean for academic affairs and administration in U of I's College of Media. He is former owner of NewsLink, an online resource to national and international news publication Web sites, including resources to newspapers, magazines, radio, television and blogs. Meyer is president and majority owner of Hoch Publishing Co., publisher of

Marion County Record The Marion County Record is a weekly newspaper published in Marion, Kansas, and serves as the official newspaper of City of Marion and Marion County. The paper publishes every Wednesday. History Origins The newspaper's first issue came off t ...

Hillsboro Star-Journal The ''Hillsboro Star-Journal'' is a local weekly newspaper for the cities of Hillsboro, Kansas, Lehigh, Durham in the state of Kansas. The paper publishes weekly every Wednesday. It is one of two newspapers in the city, the other being the Hill ...

and the

Peabody Gazette-Bulletin The ''Peabody Gazette-Bulletin'' is a local weekly newspaper for the cities of Peabody, Burns, Florence in the state of Kansas. The paper publishes every Wednesday. The newspaper also maintains an online presence. History The ''Peabody Gazett ...

. He is the third of three family generations in the newspaper business.

Published works

Books: * ''Designing Infographics'' (January 1997, Hayden Books, ). Other work: * Executive producer, Project on the State of the American Newspaper (1998–2000). * Co-publisher, American Journalism Review online (1996–2001). * Author, Tomorrow's News Today: A Guide to Strategic Planning for Online Publishing (1995–2000, nine editions)

References

External links

NewsLink

Faculty Web site

I-Elect

College of Communications

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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