Hunter S. Thompson
As a journalist you are taught to re****t objectively and generally refrain
from using "I" and not to write long sentences or utilize too many
conjunctions. Thompson's style, termed gonzo journalism, invites breaking
rules without leaving behind the truth.
"Professional" doesn't describe this man's writing, appearance,
philosophy,
his general condition. But most journalists couldn't spend a year with the
Hell's Angels gang to detail their culture and clear up misconceptions
generated by other publications ("Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible
of
the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs"). And most couldn't contrast the American
drug
culture's collective hope of the 1960s with its collective paranoia of the
1970s as vividly as Thompson ("Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage
Journey to the Heart of the American Dream").
Thompson, very often in first person, sometimes cursing and attributing
values, ignoring traditional style and conduct, delivering the truth.
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