Gonzo journalism
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Name (Hebrew)
עיתונאות גונזו
Name (Latin)
Gonzo journalism
Name (Arabic)
صحافة غونزو
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Journalism
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Q374313
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sh2018002806
Sources of Information
- Work cat: 2018029363: Fear and loathing worldwide, 2018:ECIP galley (literary journalists from around the world describe how they were influenced and how they adopted the style and attitude of Hunter S. Thompson)
- 2018029363: Fear and loathing worldwide, 2018 (published book):p. 4 of cover (the radically subjective style of participatory journalism known as Gonzo; inextricably associated with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson; journalists approach unconventional material in risky ways, placing themselves in the middle of off-beat stories, and relate those accounts in supercharged rhetoric; has become an international phenomenon; fearless disdain for convention and profound commitment to rattling received opinion)
- OED online, viewed November 2, 2018:(Gonzo (special meaning): Designating a type of committed, subjective journalism characterized by factual distortion and exaggerated rhetorical style; the exact source of events is unclear but it originated with the description of journalist Hunter S. Thompson's writing style, i.e., "gonzo journalism")
- Merriam-Webster online, March 1, 2019:gonzo (of, relating to, or being a style of journalism marked by a lack of objectivity due to the writer's immersion in the subject and often participation in the activity being documented)