'Off my face' at the Open, a fortnight of excess

Thomas Heenan

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Description

Drawing on the Gonzo journalism of Hunter S Thompson, this is a light-hearted look at the Australian Open. The article draws inspiration from Thompson's 1960 piece on the Kentucky Derby and is intended to prick the hyperbole, melodrama and general excess that is a feature of media reportage of these events

Period	2 Feb 2015

Media contributions

Title	The New Daily
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	The New Daily
Media type	Web
Duration/Length/Size	800 words
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	2/02/15
Producer/Author	Tom Heenan
URL	thenewdaily.com.au/sport/tennis/2015/02/02/open-wheres-hunter-s-thompson-need/
Persons	Thomas Heenan

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Keywords

tennis
Australian Open
Gonzo journalism