Eric K. Meyer (born August 23, 1953) is an American associate professor of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a newspaper publisher.
His primary duties include teaching information graphics, page layout and design, and online journalism.
In 2020, Meyer visited his home town during spring break and didn't return to campus due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
On Friday, August 11, four local police officers and two sheriff's deputies raided the office of the Marion County Record newspaper; the home of its co-owners, Eric Meyer and his 98 year old mother, Joan Meyer; and the home of Marion vice mayor Ruth Herbel, 80.
[3][4] Joan Meyer was unable to eat or sleep after the raid; she collapsed Saturday afternoon and died at her home.