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Dave Wilton

05 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
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9 September 2026 The word gonzo is inextricably linked to writer Hunter S. Thompson, famed for his style dubbed gonzo journalism. In Thompson’s usage, gonzo is a highly subjective, first-person style, characterized by distorted and exaggerated facts. Thompson first used the word in print on 11 November 1971
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