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

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

He also reads and discusses other works, from Michael Herr’s New Journalism classic “Dispatches” to Geoff Dyer’s D.H.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2022

It was classic New Journalism, its language simultaneously flip and hip, and it fawned over Lee.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2021

Mr. Anson emerged from the New Journalism movement of the 1960s, which held that reporters should immerse themselves in their stories and employ dramatic literary devices to make their tales more compelling.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2020

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