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Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Hunter S. Thompson and gonzo journalism

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New Journalism, Gonzo, and Thompson America's culture was undergoing great change n the 1960s and 1970s. The Beatles, The Doors, and The Grateful Dead ruled the airwaves. Hippies ruled the streets of San Francisco and other major cities. Drug use and abuse was on the rise. And amid all of this, a few American writers came to prominence writing in the style known as New Journalism. These journalists introduced the public to a new way of viewing events. They were unconventional at best and incoherent at worst. One of these great writers, Hunter S. Thompson, rose above the rest to create an e...

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