gonzos
Reckless reporting types
Gonzos is the plural of gonzo, a word for someone wild, unconventional, or outrageous.
The term gained currency from gonzo journalism—a subjective, participatory style pioneered by Hunter S.
Thompson in the 1970s.
Gonzos can describe eccentric people or, in entertainment contexts, bizarre or over-the-top productions: The festival featured a lineup of absolute gonzos.
- first-person"I" as narrator
- subjectiveBased on personal perspective
- immersiveFully engaging the senses
- hard-hittingUnsparing and direct
investigative · reportage · narrative · counterculture · Rolling Stone · unorthodox · raw · visceral
Departing from standard practice
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- zanyAmusingly absurd
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
wild · crazy · unhinged · madcap · absurd · over-the-top · manic · freakish
Testing new methods
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- rule-breakingDisregarding established standards
- genre-defyingResisting standard classification
surreal · psychedelic · frenetic · stream-of-consciousness · exaggerated · satirical · provocative · transgressive
Hunter S. Thompson
- first-person"I" as narrator
- subjectiveBased on personal perspective
- immersiveFully engaging the senses
hard-hitting · investigative · reportage · narrative · counterculture · Rolling Stone · unorthodox · raw · visceral · participatory
unconventional
Departing from standard practice
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- zanyAmusingly absurd
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
bizarre · wild · crazy · unhinged · madcap · absurd · over-the-top · manic · freakish · lunatic
experimental
Testing new methods
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- rule-breakingDisregarding established standards
genre-defying · surreal · psychedelic · frenetic · stream-of-consciousness · exaggerated · satirical · provocative · transgressive · hallucinatory
gonzostraditionalists
Upholders of established customs
company men · conformists · straight arrows · careerists · editors
- gonzo journalismFirst-person, subjective reporting style