Definition: New Journalism

New Journalism is a term used to describe the style of journalism practiced by Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer and Truman Capote, among many others. They introduced literary techniques to news writing, which was quite new and unconventional at the time (hence the name).

Techniques include:

• first-person point of view
• using scenes to tell a story
• conversational speech
• inclusion of everyday details
  

New journalism styles can be most effective in feature writing, or in book-length projects.