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Briggs preparing to give a presentation in Denmark in November, 2008. (Photo courtesy: Karin Hogh)


About Journalism 2.0

Mark Briggs is an author and entrepreneur. As the author of Journalism Next, which was published by CQPress in December 2009, he helps students and professionals do better journalism with technology. You can find it on Amazon.com. His first book, "Journalism 2.0: How to survive and thrive in the digital age" was published by J-Lab and the Knight Citizen News Network in 2007 and downloaded as a PDF more than 190,000 times in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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.

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. You can find him writing on LostRemote.com about the future for local media, or on TripIt, LinkedIn and Twitter.

As part of his mission to help journalists transform in the digital age, Mark has served as a speaker, trainer and consultant for various projects around the U.S. and Europe. Here are samples of the feedback he has received following his appearances:

"Lots of great ideas. Very charismatic speaker. Definitely bring him back."

"Mark had good energy and presented real world applications. Good discussion. Practical exercise."

"Mark was extremely engaging. He was very good at keeping me interested. He was my favorite speaker because he was best able to really get me excited."

If you would like to invite Mark as guest speaker, send an email to contact@journalism20.com.

Recent appearances

November
"Entrepreneurship in the South Sound," South Sound Technology Conference, Tacoma, WA

October
Multiple sessions, College Media Association conference, Austin, TX
"From Journalist to Entrepreneur" and "6 in 60," Online News Association conference, San Francisco
"Launching an independent news site" and "Managing news as a conversation," Northwest Journalism Conference, Seattle

September
"Defining What's Good in Digital Journalism," "The Big Picture," and "Planning for Multiple Media and Multiple Deadlines," APME Newstrain workshop, Norman, OK
"Social networking and mobile opportunities," New York Publishers Association, Cooperstown, NY

August
"Real-world successful (and almost-successful) revenue models," Digital Journalism Bootcamp, Portland, Ore.

May

"Canned: Landing on Your Feet: Gaining Clarity," NABJ Region One Conference: Online Tools for Digital Journalists, CUNY, New York
"Journalism Rebooted," IABC annual media dinner, Seattle
"Journalist's Guide to the Digital Age," Freedom Forum, Nashville
"Journalism in the Digital Age," UCLA Entrepreneurs Conference, Los Angeles
"Making the Most of Mobile," Suburban Newspaper of America conference, New Orleans

April
"Introduction to journalists using Twitter," LA Press Club, Los Angeles
"Journalist's Guide to the Digital Age," NEA Arts Journalism Fellowship program, USC, Los Angeles
Multiple sessions of training for Specialized Journalism program and faculty, Annenberg School of Communication, USC, Los Angeles
 
March
Multiple sessions of training for Specialized Journalism program and faculty, Annenberg School of Communication, USC, Los Angeles
"Journalist's Guide to the Digital Age,"Knight Digital Media Center, University of California, Berkeley
Live Chat: "Entrepreneurial Journalism: How Can Journalism Survive Beyond Legacy Institutions?"  Poynter.org
"Going Independent" and "One Newsroom," College Media Advisers spring conference, New York
"Interpreneurs: Pioneering in the Wild, Wild Web," Society of Professional Journalists one-day workshop, Seattle

February
"New media and science communication - new models," Northwest Science Writers Association, Seattle



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