The New Journalism (book)

*The New Journalism* is a book by Tom Wolfe that explores a style of journalistic writing developed in the 1960s and 1970s. Unlike traditional news reporting, it blends the techniques of fiction—such as vivid scene-setting and personal detail—with factual storytelling. This approach aims to create more engaging, immersive narratives that capture the true essence of events and characters. Writers like Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, and Norman Mailer popularized this style, which emphasizes subjective perspective, deep character development, and a lively, literary quality in journalism. The book celebrates this innovative approach to storytelling in nonfiction.