The New New Journalism
Although it came into being a couple of decades before I entered the job market, “New Journalism” was one of the reasons I became a writer and editor. I grew up reading Hunter S. Thompson’s stories in Rolling Stone. Yes, there were lots of drugs, but also politics, music, and more, colored by the unmistakable voice of the the author. What was “new” then is now just another way of reporting a story. The media industry is in crisis, no doubt, but there has probably never been a better time to find long-form, personality-driven journalism. Hard as it is to make a living as a journalist, the pages of The Atlantic, Harper’s, The New Yorker, and Esquire are still filled with good reads. Except that now, most people read those stories…
