Time Magazine Names Four Journalists And A Newspaper As Person Of The Year
In recent weeks there has been tons of speculation over who Time Magazine would name as their Person of the Year. While many braced for the possibility that Donald Trump or Putin might win the honor, we’re pretty sure NOBODY saw the actual decision coming. The iconic magazine named assassinated Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Maria Ressa, the co-founder of Phillipine online news site Rappler, the staff of the Capital Gazette and jailed journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone as Person of the Year — collectively calling them “Guardians of Truth.”
Watch the video below to see why all of these people are so important and keep reading for more details on all of their journeys this year.
What do you think of this year’s covers?
