Gonzo journalism

Thompson’s article following the events of September 11th, 2001 seemed like a version of his “Gonzo Journalism” for which he was so well known. This is a genre of journalism, also known as New Journalism, where the writer, as opposed to just reporting on an event, invokes their own thoughts and voice into whatever story they are reporting upon (Literature Resource Center, 2013). In his ESPN article, Fear & Loathing in America, Thompson (n.d.) reports facts and figures of the 9/11 events in methods familiar to traditional journalism, such as the loss of “20,000 lives in two hours (according to unofficial estimates as of Tuesday)” (para. 3). Nonetheless, that comes alongside statements about how “the goofy child-President, has been…

From those two readings I chose to write about the author of the story “Fear and Loathing in America” (1972) Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American author and a maverick journalist and also he is the creator of the gonzo journalism. In critique, John Hellman wrote “by conceiving his journalism as a form of fiction, Thompson has been able to shape actual events into meaningful works of literary art.” “fear and in los Vegas is an all – out display of gonzo journalism that remains Thompson best…

such people should be held accountable. In doing this, the resulting actions taken against these people (and the attacks on their countries) were condoned and continue to be rationalized in the eyes of the public. Likewise, the demonizing of black bodies in news media also plays into this. News media constantly paints young blacks as hostile thugs, thereby making them conscious and responsible for any wrongdoings against them. In addition, entertainment media has also taken these real world…

Everyone has their own strategies on how to start writing a major paper or even a simple response to a question. No matter what it is, there is always one way that is liked more than another. Although, what is the role that music plays in the writing process? Is it good or bad or is it neither? Even with a strict outline in one’s hand, music might squeeze its way into that outline without even being reconsidered. But, what is music? Music consists of sounds, silence, words, chorus, rhythms and…

Groupthink in Social Media Katrina Venta PSY 102 Professor Stommel April 21, 2016 Groupthink in Social Media Today in the United States — or anywhere in the world for that matter, there is great pressure on the need to be perceived a certain way by society. We live in a digital era and a generation of technological advancements — where our private lives aren’t so private anymore, and the need for approval is eating away our self-confidence and identity. We tweak things about…

In Niche News: The Politics of News Choice by Natalie Stroud investigates how people choices where they want to go for the news and the political implications that their choice ultimately entails. In spite of the conventional and true way of thinking about media utilization isolating along generational or political lines, to a great extent figures out where individuals go to find out about events. One generation has a tendency to depend on print, another on TV and still another the web, the…

Media is an ever-changing field that has an important influence on societies around the world. The media has made individuals aware of many the social problems throughout the world like poverty, drug use, crime, homelessness, racism, etc. While this may be a good tool to use, media can also affect individual’s beliefs, attitudes, tastes, politics, and way of life. In today’s contemporary society, the mass media serves as a powerful socializing agent. This is why I believe the agenda setting…

mostly understood as an example of Cultural Violence (Galtung, 1969: 196). The conflict attitudes (Mitchell, 1981: FALTA PAG) have been germinating over the past 17 years of Chinese control, that has lead to a lost of democracy, though not to a feeling of belonging (Brown, 2014). In this situation, Hong Kong citizens have organized themselves, mainly through social media, and are carrying out a powerful movement of protests, hoping that this conflict will be a source of development (Galtung,…

on Twitter regarding headlines, pre-publishing subjects in the news and next topics. Together, the viewers and sources are changing some customary journalistic source additionally (Noguera-Vivo, 2013). The challenge for the sustainability of journalism in the digital age is in search of a balance between old journalism fed surveys, reports and expertise, and new practices appeared on the Internet: discussions and debates online, proximity readers, recommendations and interactions between sources…

Susan Moeller of the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda. The study which required Moeller’s Media Literacy class of 200 journalism students at the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, to abstain from using all media for a 24 hour period. Students were asked to select one 24 hour period between the weeks of February 24- March 4, 2010 to be media-free. After their 24 hours of abstinence students were asked to blog on private class websites about their…