What reporter wrote an article that appeared in "Scanlan's Monthly" which used the reporter as the protagonist?
Gonzo journalism:  It is an energetic first-person participatory writing style in which the author is a protagonist, and it draws its power from a combination of social critique and self-satire. The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved: "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" is a seminal sports article written by Hunter S. Thompson on the 1970 Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky, first appearing in an issue of "Scanlan's Monthly" in June of that year.
Hunter S. Thompson