Rebecca Burns Teaches UGA Students to Create Digital Portfolios

            Rebecca Burns, an Atlanta-based author and journalist, visited with University of Georgia students Monday morning to teach them how to create a strong digital portfolio.

            This semester, the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at

UGA introduced a new policy requiring digital portfolios of graduating journalism students.

            “It’s kind of its own animal,” Burns said, explaining that the portfolio is an online resume to showcase a student’s work professionally.

            She recommended using Wordpress as a platform, purchasing a custom domain for $18, and, for public relations students, including a social media section.