Time magazine has had their share of controversial figures as Man of the Year (as it was known back then). Hitler, Stalin, Khrushchev, and the Ayatollah Khomeini come to mind.
Using their own criteria...
The magazine's tradition - begun in 1927 as "Man of the Year" - recognizes the person who "for better or for worse... has done the most to influence the events of the year".
Most assuredly that would be Donald J. Trump. No second thought required.
Around the clock non-top MSM coverage almost 100% negative. Now if they weren't 'influenced' by Trump then I don't know WTF influenced means!
To be honest with you I never heard of Khashoggi until Mohammed bin Salman had him killed. I bet 98% of Americans would tell you the same thing. Bet 98% of the world's population could tell you who Donald J. Trump is.
Let's face it. Trump is the most loved and the most hated (mostly hated) man in the world. It seems to me Trump would have to possess a lot of influence to garner these two distinct sentiments. Naturally, Time magazine didn't see it that way.
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Killed and imprisoned journalists - "The Guardians'" - have been named 2018's "Person of the Year" by Time.
Four different Time covers feature journalists from around the world.
Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in the Saudi embassy in Turkey earlier this year, appears alone in one, while staff from the Capital Gazette, the US newspaper where five people were killed this year, feature in another.
Pictures of Maria Ressa, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo appear on the final two.
Ms Ressa is the editor of Rappler, a Philippine news website critical of the country's leadership, while Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were imprisoned in Myanmar for investigating the massacre of Rohingya Muslims.
According to Time, they were chosen "for taking great risks in pursuit of greater truths, for the imperfect but essential quest for facts, for speaking up and for speaking out".
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Last year, the magazine named "the Silence Breakers" - women and men who spoke out against sexual abuse and harassment - as its "Person of the Year".
This year's readers' poll chose Korean pop band BTS as their winner, with Planet Earth coming second.
The magazine's tradition - begun in 1927 as "Man of the Year" - recognizes the person who "for better or for worse... has done the most to influence the events of the year".
The great majority of people selected have been individuals - but by no means all. In 2014, "Ebola fighters" were recognized while in 2011 "The Protester" acknowledged the significance of the so-called Arab Spring.
"The American fighting-man" was chosen that year and was followed by the Hungarian people in 1956 and later on Scientists, Americans under 25 and Mr. and Mrs. Middle America.
In 2006, the Person of the Year was simply "You", with a mirror cover design, reflecting the importance of user-generated internet content.
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