New Journalism's Dark Prince

New Journalism's Dark Prince :

"The suicide of Hunter S. Thompson, the best-selling writer who pioneered an extravagant form of participatory journalism famously labeled 'gonzo,' brought to a sober close an era of print journalism rooted in the raucous 1960s.

Unlike other practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, Thompson, who died Sunday, was a full-fledged participant in his stories, which explored the dark recesses of the American dream.