Editing Jon Ronson (section)

{{Short description|British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker}}{{Distinguish|text=American politician [[Ron Johnson]]}}

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{{Infobox writer<!-- for more information, see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| name = Jon Ronson
| image = Jon Ronson (27846097432) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ronson in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|05|10}}
| birth_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales
| occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|author|filmmaker}}
| alma_mater = [[University of Westminster|Polytechnic of Central London]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Conspiracy theory|Conspiracy theories]]|[[Journalism#Investigative journalism|investigative journalism]]|[[gonzo journalism]]}}
| spouse = Elaine Patterson
| children = 1
| website = {{URL|jonronson.com}}
}}

'''Jon Ronson''' (born 10 May 1967) is a British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker. He is known for works such as ''[[Them: Adventures with Extremists]]'' (2001), ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' (2004), and ''[[The Psychopath Test]]'' (2011). 

He has been described as a [[Gonzo journalism|gonzo journalist]],<ref>Relative to the Gonzo characterization: 1) Ronson, Jon, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/feb/22/huntersthompson 'I've gotta get my elephant tusks back'], ''The Guardian'', 22 February 2005. The article subtitle read in part: "... [[Hunter S. Thompson]] created a new style of writing – gonzo – and a generation of followers. Jon Ronson explains why he became one of them"; the article was written the day after Thompson's death by [[suicide]]; Ronson himself in the article does not lay claim to the term to describe himself; and 2) ____, James, [http://ffresh.com/en/2011/01/13/ffresh-2011-programme-goes-live/ Ffresh 2011 Programme Goes Live"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122065322/http://ffresh.com/en/2011/01/13/ffresh-2011-programme-goes-live/ |date=22 January 2011 }}, website for Ffresh: Student Moving Image Festival of Wales, 13 January 2011. "Highlights include sessions with … gonzo journalist Jon Ronson ...." Both retrieved 17 February 2011.</ref> becoming a ''[[faux-naïf]]'' character in his stories.<ref>Rosenbaum, Ron (2002), [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/13/books/beyond-the-fringe.html "Beyond the Fringe"], ''[[The New York Times]]'' (13 January issue).</ref> He produces informal but sceptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science. He has published nine books and his work has appeared in publications such as ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[City Life (magazine)|City Life]]'' and ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]''. He has made several [[BBC Television]] documentary films and two documentary series for [[Channel 4]].