Meaning of gonzo journalism | Babel Free

Definitions

A form of journalism in which facts are deemed to be less important than the writer's perception of the underlying truth (especially where deliberately altered consciousness is involved).

uncountable

Examples

“Both Carey Schofield's Jagger and Chet Flippo's On the Road with the Rolling Stones: Twenty Years of Lipstick, Handcuffs and Chemicals are glib, gonzo journalism about the world's favorite musical sex purveyors.”

“It was Boris Johnson who possesses the confidence and creative genius to inject gonzo journalism into mainstream British political reporting.”

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