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gonzo journalism en · NOUN

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  1. (uncountable) 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).
    • It was Boris Johnson who possesses the confidence and creative genius to inject gonzo journalism into mainstream British political reporting. 2021, Peter Oborne, The Assault on Truth, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 60:
    • 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. 1985 August 24, Michael Bronski, “Titles of Interest from the Mainstream Press”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 11: