Quote of the Day: "Nixon had the unique ability to make his enemies seem honorable, and we developed a keen sense of fraternity. Some of my best friends have hated Nixon all their lives. My mother hates Nixon, my son hates Nixon, I hate Nixon, and this hatred has brought us together."
-Hunter S. Thompson, "He Was a Crook," his eulogy for Nixon

Hunter S. Thompson practiced what he proclaimed to be "Gonzo" journalism, a sort of freelance, down-the-last-minute, no-time-to-edit journalistic endeavor in which the author becomes one of the main focuses of the piece, journalism in which there really is no focus, a fly-by-night approach to one subject that becomes several.

It was the 1970s that Thompson brought this about, and ever since there have been countless imitations. However, it seems that today Rollingstone's political articles and articles on various social issues have become very polished and streamlined, far different from Thompson's approach. These articles are professional and polished, nothing like Thompson's work, but still quite relevant.

My question is this: Is blogging the new Gonzo? It's an online journal, work that becomes published with little or no editing. It's an approach that almost always makes the bloggers themselves the topics, and their surroundings become secondary. Our reactions become the main focus of our work.