gon‧zo jour‧nal‧is‧m /ˈɡɒnzəʊ ˌdʒɜːn
əlɪz
əm $ ˈɡɑːnzoʊ ˌdʒɜːr-/
noun [uncountable] American English informal[
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: gonzo from Italian, 'stupid person']
newspaper reporting that is concerned with shocking or exciting the reader and not with giving serious news
—gonzo journalist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲