The more I work on my Assigment 3 paper, the more enamored I become with Hunter S. Thompson. He was such an interesting person, with a very unique life. Ultimately it is my goal to write more like him. I wish I could do it in my journalism classes here, but USC's school of journalism is more of a finesse school. Learning about Thompson makes me wish I had more freedom, or at least took some creative writing classes.
Right now, as I write this paper, I am struggling with the question; "Is journalism art?" I can't decide. I guess it depends on how you look at it, but what Hunter S. Thompson did will probably always be remembered as art. And for that, I respect him. He inspires me to be more creative with my writing, which is not often commonplace in the broadcast journalism world.
Famous Thompson quotes:
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
"If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism."
"If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up."
"Publishers are notoriously slothful about numbers, unless they're attached to dollar signs - unlike journalists, quarterbacks, and felony criminal defendants who tend to be keenly aware of numbers at all times."
"The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason."
"You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands."
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