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Gonzo Journalism

Gonzo Journalism books. An experimental journalism style, featuring the author as protagonist. Sometimes blends fact with fiction. Heavily influenced the creative non-fiction genre.


Gonzo Journalism is a genre.

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All the President’s Men & Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail

Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Hunter S. Thompson
Contemporary American Gonzo Journalism Journalism

All the President’s Men & Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail

I often read as much about American politics as I do about the politics about my own country. Though it feels like I’m on the outside looking in when I read books like this, it to some extent feels closer than is comfortable as well.

July 26, 2021July 24, 2021 by S. Hargrave — Comment on All the President’s Men & Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson
Contemporary American Gonzo Journalism

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

On the surface, he’s travelling with his attorney and a trunk full of drugs in order to document a racing event and later on to attend a convention for law enforcement on drugs and drug culture. Below the surface, it’s a journey to figure out the purpose of journalism, idealism, and its role in the shifting tide of American culture. This is a review of Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

May 24, 2021May 23, 2021 by S. Hargrave — Comment on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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