New Journalism

American  

noun

1. journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.

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New Journalism British  

noun

1. a style of journalism originating in the US in the 1960s, which uses techniques borrowed from fiction to portray a situation or event as vividly as possible

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Other Word Forms

• New Journalist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of New Journalism

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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New Journalism

Wolfe had made a name with his full-throated New Journalism dispatches of the 1960s and ’70s, which adopted the techniques of fiction to describe a postwar world that seemed increasingly outlandish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The writer, who dabbled in both fiction and nonfiction, is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025

McGrath’s West Hollywood home became Clean’s headquarters, where he’d regularly throw parties — attended by a mix of Cool School artists, Old Hollywood grandees and New Journalism figures — in lieu of A&R meetings.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

In Talese-ian New Journalism, vivid descriptions — style — rule the day.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021

Be your opinion of the New Journalism what it may I guarantee that you will find its champion an agreeable companion.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-20 by Various