![]() ![]() How do they do it? In these interviews, they reveal the techniques and inspirations behind their acclaimed works, from their felt-tip pens, tape recorders, long car rides, and assumed identities to their intimate understanding of the way a truly great story unfolds. And like their muckraking early twentieth-century precursors, they are drawn to the most pressing issues of the day: Alex Kotlowitz, Leon Dash, and William Finnegan to race and class Ron Rosenbaum to the problem of evil Michael Lewis to boom-and-bust economies Richard Ben Cramer to the nitty gritty of politics. Adrian Nicole LeBlanc spends nearly a decade reporting on a family in the South Bronx. Susan Orlean follows orchid fanciers to reveal an obsessive subculture few knew existed. Ted Conover works for nearly a year as a prison guard. ![]() Jon Krakauer accompanies a mountaineering expedition to Everest. The New New Journalists are first and foremost brilliant reporters who immerse themselves completely in their subjects. ![]() Boynton sits down with nineteen practitioners of what he calls the New New Journalism to discuss their methods, writings and careers. ![]() Thompson, and Gay Talese launched the New Journalism movement, Robert S. ![]()
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