Eric Ulken

2026 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Stanford University

Eric Ulken recently completed a John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University, where his focus was the customer value proposition of local news in the age of AI. He is the former Vice President of Product at The Baltimore Banner. He was previously Senior Director for Publishing Capabilities at Gannett/USA TODAY and has held editorial and product leadership roles at The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Seattle Times and the Los Angeles Times. He served on the founding steering committee of the News Product Alliance.