Mark Briggs is the author of Journalism 2.0, a digital literacy guide for the information age and Journalism Next: A Practical Guide to Digital Reporting and Publishing. He's also the CEO and co-founder of Serra Media, a Seattle-based technology company.

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, and daughter, Ellie. When he's offline, he enjoys hiking, skiing, wakeboarding, mountain biking and coaching youth sports.