Briggs, Mark
Posted 8/13/2009 9:40:00 AM

Mark Briggs is an author and entrepreneur. As CEO and co-founder of Serra Media, a Seattle-based technology company, he connects local publishers with interactive applications and digital platforms that power online innovations. As the author of "Journalism 2.0: How to survive and thrive in the digital age," which was published by J-Lab and the Knight Citizen News Network in 2007 and downloaded as a PDF more than 100,000 times in English, Spanish and Portuguese, he helps students and professional do better journalism with technology. His new book, “Journalism Next,” will be published by CQPress in the fall.

He is a frequent speaker and presenter at journalism and media conferences throughout the U.S. and Europe and blogs at www.journalism20.com. Previously, Briggs was assistant managing editor for interactive news at The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash. from 2004-2008 and new media director at The Herald in Everett, Wash. from 2000-2004. He was named to Presstime magazine's "20 under 40" list for 2007 and he earned journalism degrees from Gonzaga University and the University of North Carolina. He lives in Tacoma with his wife, Lori, son Samuel (9) and daughter Ellie (6). When he's offline, he enjoys hiking, skiing, wakeboarding, mountain biking and coaching youth sports.