Contact | Current Projects | Experience | Education | Subject Expertise | Skills | Awards and Associations
Current Projects
Owner/Editor/Writer, Lascher at Large, Feb. 2009-Present
- Reporting and analyzing news, composing narrative nonfiction, shooting photos and designing this Web publication
- Managing front-end and back-end technical issues via self-hosted WordPress
- Publicizing site using traditional methods online networking tools such as Twitter, Facebook , LinkedIn and
Experience
Chair and Co-Founder, Oregon News Incubator, Portland, OR, 2009-2011
- Developed a mutual support system and research exchange for freelance and independent journalists
- Organized panel discussions, mobile work parties and marketing efforts
- Moderated, ran and scheduled organizational development meetings
Editor, Ventura County Reporter, Ventura, CA, 2007-2008
- Planned, budgeted, assigned, reported and edited coverage for weekly alternative newspaper and website
- Wrote breaking and feature stories while managing editorial staff and freelancers
- Recruited staff while reinvigorating award-winning news and arts coverage
Technology Editor & Staff Writer, Pacific Coast Business Times, Santa Barbara, CA, 2005-2007
- Wrote weekly news packages and monthly legal affairs and technology
- Created new electronic newsletter; represented publication on weekly television broadcast, assisted copy-editing
Co-Founder, Editorial Board Member and Writer, Portland Pigeon (not online), Portland, Maine, 2003-2004
- Developed and edited independent monthly newspaper, The Portland Pigeon
- Collaborated on story generation, reporting, editing, production, design, management and fundraising
Education
USC Annenberg School for Communication, M.A., Specialized Journalism (Science journalism emphasis), Los Angeles, CA, 2008-2009
- Focused on climate science, urban ecology, environmental policy and global civil society
- Produced a master’s project exploring the challenges and opportunities facing Los Angeles’ evolving transportation network amid the economic crisis, budget battles and the wake of the 2008 election
Salt Institute For Documentary Studies, Graduate Certificate, Documentary Journalism, Portland, Maine, 2002
- Studied advanced creative nonfiction composition, research methods, interview techniques, and ethics
- Examined sociological and economic changes in Jackman, Maine, in collaboration with documentary photographer Whitney Fox
Oberlin College, Bachelor of Arts, History (Politics Minor), Oberlin, Ohio, 1998-2002
- Bachelor of Arts, History, minor in politics, Oberlin Review staff editor and intern at Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Subject Expertise
- Environment: Transportation, land use, green business, alternative fuels, energy site development, mining, forestry issues
- Business: Emphasis on nanotechnology, biotechnology, computer visualization, Internet and space industries, law
- Other: Agriculture, historic conservation, niche businesses, general assignment, travel, personality profiles, media criticism
- Computer: WordPress, Movable Type, Typepad, Oasis CMS, Pagemaker, Adobe Flash, Photoshop, InDesign, Quark, basic HTML and CSS, various mapping and data visualization tools and techniques
- Management and editing: Story development, proofreading, line editing, fundraising, staff recruitment and coaching
- Reporting technology: Digital/35mm still photography, research transcription/cataloging, digital/cassette audio recording
- 2011 Knight Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Fellow: Digital, visual and online news-gathering and production training
- 2010 Michael Rivlin Fellowship: Recognized by the Society of Environmental Journalists for freelance journalism
- 2009 Southern California Journalism Awards: Commentary finalist (Also edited 2008 feature writing winner)
- Member:Society of Environmental Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors
