Remembering Tom Wolfe, ‘New Journalism’ pioneer

Name: Remembering Tom Wolfe, ‘New Journalism’ pioneer
Uploaded: 2018-05-15T20:48:00Z
Duration: P494S
Description: New Journalism pioneer Tom Wolfe captured American culture in groundbreaking nonfiction like "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" and novels like "The Bonfire of the Vanities." Journalist Susan Orlean joins Judy Woodruff to remember Wolfe, who died Tuesday at the age of 88.

Clip: 05/15/2018 | 8m 14s | Video has closed captioning.

New Journalism pioneer Tom Wolfe captured American culture in groundbreaking nonfiction like "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" and novels like "The Bonfire of the Vanities." Journalist Susan Orlean joins Judy Woodruff to remember Wolfe, who died Tuesday at the age of 88.

Aired: 05/15/18

Rating: NR

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