Time Magazine on Tuesday named a group of journalists who were imprisoned or killed in the past year as its 2018 « Person of the Year, » while…
Time Magazine on Tuesday named a group of journalists who were imprisoned or killed in the past year as its 2018 « Person of the Year, » while President Trump was named the runner-up and special counsel Robert Mueller was the third choice.
The magazine gave the annual designation to « The Guardians and the War on Truth, » specifically highlighting the cases of murdered journalists Jamal Khashoggi and staff members of the Capital Gazette newspaper, as well as jailed journalists Maria Ressa, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
“Like all human gifts, courage comes to us at varying levels and at varying moments, » Time Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal wrote in an essay about the selection. « This year we are recognizing four journalists and one news organization who have paid a terrible price to seize the challenge of this moment. »
« They are representative of a broader fight by countless others around the world — as of Dec. 10, at least 52 journalists have been murdered in 2018 — who risk all to tell the story of our time, » Felsenthal added.
Time’s annual « Person of the Year » pick is determined based on « who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year. »
Trump previously earned the « Person of the Year » label in 2016.
Magazine editors on Tuesday said the president’s runner-up status reflected his impact on the world, as well as the reaction he spurs from others.
« This year brought forth the consequences of Trump’s disruption, » they wrote.
