gonzo journalism

noun

chiefly US, informal

: journalism that treats a subject in a very personal, unusual, and often shocking way

Examples of gonzo journalism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The estrangement deepened with time, and now, Anita’s suspicions have taken the feud to a more pointed place, revealing a long, bitter fight over the legacy of the man who pioneered the personal, participatory style of reporting known as gonzo journalism. — New York Times, 18 Jan. 2026

The mascot was just one part of a larger rebrand Oliver was doing as part of Last Week Tonight’s gonzo journalism on Minor League Baseball teams. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 July 2025

Set in 1992 in Aspen, Colorado, and inspired by a true story, Gonzo Girl follows Alley Russo, an aspiring writer who takes on an assistant job to the iconoclast and founder of gonzo journalism, Walker Reade. — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025

While not named, the originator of gonzo journalism loomed over the production. — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023

The esteemed, eccentric, irreverent, intoxicated, gun-wielding godfather of gonzo journalism is the subject of an intriguing new stage show. — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023

Rhymes for gonzo journalism

• absolutism
• adventurism
• aestheticism
• africanism
• agnosticism
• alcoholism
• anachronism
• anglicanism
• antagonism
• arianism
• asceticism
• astigmatism