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t0p
May 13th, 2010, 03:07 AM
Hunter S Thompson was my all-time favourite journo. He challenged all the boundaries, and tackled subject matter that would make other writers pale with fear.

My fave living writer is Chomsky. He is not afraid to write and talk on matters that the rest of his fellow Americans dare not venture a word. He's clever as heck and brave as a brave. I respect him so much. I wish my dad was a bit Chomsky-like.

If you don't have any experience of Chomsky's writings, check out the documentary film Manufacturing Consent, available to see for free on Google Videos (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5631882395226827730#). It is an excellent examination of propaganda in modern-day America and the rest of the "free" world.

JDShu
May 13th, 2010, 03:17 AM
Without going into politics, Krugman and Stiglitz. They're smart guys.

t0p
May 13th, 2010, 03:22 AM
Without going into politics, Krugman and Stiglitz. They're smart guys.

Yes, please don't let this turn into a political discussion. I'm not so interested in what (if any) political views your fave writers may have. I just want to know how well informed my fellow Ubunteros are.

JDShu
May 13th, 2010, 03:58 AM
Yes, please don't let this turn into a political discussion. I'm not so interested in what (if any) political views your fave writers may have. I just want to know how well informed my fellow Ubunteros are.

Indeed, but its hard when your question is asking about journalists and commentators.

Sporkman
May 13th, 2010, 04:14 AM
t0p.

He presents challenging and insightful questions to his fellow community members.

t0p
May 13th, 2010, 05:02 AM
Ever heard of H L Mencken (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H_L_Mencken)? He was a journalist, essayist, editor, satirist and critic writing in the early 20th century. One of his most famous works was his coverage of the Scopes "Monkey Trial" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_trial). Some people have credited him with inventing the Gonzo school of journalism long before Hunter S Thompson got at it. Truly a man before his time. I believe a lot of his work is now out of copyright. Well worth tracking down, if you're a fan of well-researched yet unorthodox journalism.


t0p.
He presents challenging and insightful questions to his fellow community members.

When I was a nipper-snapper I really did fancy writing for a living. Alas, it never really came to be. The closest I've got to Gonzo-ism is my blog; but I don't write in it nearly often enough to attract even a hateful audience. Shame on me.

But hey, what about that Tony Blair? He's a barrel of laughs, like a carrier bag full of monkeys fighting over a lethal injection. When I grow up I want to be a monkey in a barrel.

wilee-nilee
May 13th, 2010, 05:14 AM
Hunter S Thompson was my all-time favourite journo. He challenged all the boundaries, and tackled subject matter that would make other writers pale with fear.

My fave living writer is Chomsky. He is not afraid to write and talk on matters that the rest of his fellow Americans dare not venture a word. He's clever as heck and brave as a brave. I respect him so much. I wish my dad was a bit Chomsky-like.

If you don't have any experience of Chomsky's writings, check out the documentary film Manufacturing Consent, available to see for free on Google Videos (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5631882395226827730#). It is an excellent examination of propaganda in modern-day America and the rest of the "free" world.

Can not argue with that, also Howard Zinn, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Can not argue with that premise, also Howard Zinn, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Marie-Louise von Franz, Brian Greene, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Cherry Muhanji, Erich Neumann, and so many more.

Sporkman
May 13th, 2010, 12:56 PM
When I was a nipper-snapper I really did fancy writing for a living. Alas, it never really came to be. The closest I've got to Gonzo-ism is my blog; but I don't write in it nearly often enough to attract even a hateful audience. Shame on me.

Coming up with material for a blog on a regular basis is very hard.

PuddingKnife
May 13th, 2010, 01:22 PM
Daniel Quinn, author of Ishmael, The Story of B, and Beyond Civilization.

And Michael C. Ruppert, author of Crossing the Rubicon and Confronting Collapse.

scouser73
May 13th, 2010, 07:28 PM
My favourite journalist would be Brian Reade from http://www.mirror.co.uk/

jetsam
May 13th, 2010, 07:33 PM
Terry Pratchett is one of my faves, and he's sick and that stinks.

Dickens was gonzo before gonzo was a zygote.

Everybody ought to pay some attention to Stephen Fry at the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/27/gadgets.digitalmedia).