ABSTRACT
Narrative journalism, also known as Literary Journalism, is a particular type of writing that combines reporting methods with stylistic markers most commonly associated with literature. One possible definition that encompasses both the cronica and also New Journalism understands narrative journalism as a textuality in which different discourses intersect. It is precisely in the articulation of the participating discourses where the expressive personality of these hybrid texts manifests. While New Journalism writing evinces a literary style, its texts also show evidence of an extensive research and reporting that authorizes them as factual discourse. Official journalism in Latin America, as already mentioned, was losing credibility as its connection with different forms of power became more evident. The official press’s versions of the news became suspicious, given the increasingly evident moves by those in power to impose their version of events. Mailer’s prominent role throughout his reporting is another mark of the literaturization that has been illustrated as a characteristic of New Journalism.
