LascherAtLarge

More Info

Last seen: 18 months ago

Lascher is a 31 year old person from California, USA

So many people in my field -- loosely, journalism -- agonize over what to do next, what to do with this digital age. As we fret and flail we risk forgetting about the words we're stringing together, the information we're reflecting upon and sharing, and the stories we're telling. Whether breath on our lips, ink spread across a page, keys hammering into a ribbon or electrons running through a circuit, I'm concerned with how thoughts are captured, contained, altered and disseminated.

I don't believe it's true that journalism is dying. It is simply changing. Yet, too many people are trying too hard, throwing whatever they can at the wall until they see what sticks.

This is the stumble account for Lascher at Large, a Web site with two goals: to provide in depth, unrushed reporting and storytelling; and to serve as a central repository for the past writing and clips of its author, Bill Lascher.

Lascher at Large is a contemplative Web publication, hopefully something pondered and researched and unrushed whenever possible. We can innovate and tweet and network, but none of that means anything if we're not able to articulate anything, if we're not able to say why what we're doing matters.

The site appeals to those who value complete writing combined with an extensive eye. Its readers might be those who want perspective on the world wider than a slim glimpse, something more than just a taste. Instead, it offers a deeply connected, reflective banquet of thoughts.

Lascher at Large believes in a world that still values words but doesn't neglect the power of images and sound. It believes in fierce independence in harmony with strong community bonds. It believes in a sense of place, whether that place is a neighborhood, a city, a nation, a biosphere, a world or a universe, or even whether the place is virtual, physical, mental or emotional.