NYT: Hunter S. Thompson, Outlaw Journalist, Is Dead at 67

The New York Times > Books > Hunter S. Thompson, Outlaw Journalist, Is Dead at 67:

"Yet his early work presaged some of the fundamental changes that have rocked journalism today. Mr. Thompson's approach in many ways mirrors the style of modern-day bloggers, those self-styled social commentators who blend news, opinion and personal experience on Internet postings. Like bloggers, Mr. Thompson built his case for the state of America around the framework of his personal views and opinions."