Time Person of the Year 2018: Who is Time magazine's Person of the Year?
TIME magazine has identified the “Person of the Year” since 1927, recognising individuals or groups who have influenced the news and the world as the year has gone by. So is Time magazine's Person of the Year 2018?
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Time magazine has announced its “Person of the Year” for 2018. The winner will appear on the cover of January’s issue and will be chosen on the background of its influence in the passing year. The winner(s) were picked by the magazine’s editors, as they have every year since 1927, but since 1998 an online poll has also been carried out to get an idea of what the public is feeling.
Who is Time magazine's Person of the Year?
Time magazine has chosen "The Guardians," as the magazine's Person of the Year.
"The Guardians" is a group of journalists who have been targeted for their work, including Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post contributor who was killed at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in October.
This is the first time that a Person of the Year is a deceased person.
Time magazine had selected 10 finalists who could win this year:
Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump was chosen for his remarkable way of navigating crisis involving both himself and his staff during his second year in office.
Time also pointed out how the President has implicated people close to him and encased several controversial policies ranging from separations on the US border and the US-China trade war.
Mr Trump was also elected Time’s 2016 Person of the Year, the same year he was elected President of the United States.
Separated families
More than 2,000 families were separated at the US border this year, due to a policy implemented by the Trump Administration.
Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin secured another win in Russia’s general election in March this year and extended his time in the office for another six years.
Mr Putin was also chosen on the background of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the UK and increasing tension with Ukraine.
Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle married Britain’s Prince Harry in front of millions of TV-viewers worldwide in May earlier this year.
The Duchess of Sussex has captivated hearts worldwide since bursting onto the international stage with her Royal romance.
Jamal Khashoggi
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi is believed to have been murdered on the orders of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, due to his critiques of the Saudi Prince.
He was last seen entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2.
Robert Mueller
Robert Mueller is head of the Special Counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections and related matters.
The investigation has so far resulted in more than 191 criminal charges against 32 people and three companies.
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter and wrote one of 2018’s biggest and most discussed films; Black Panther.
The movie mainly featured a black cast and had the third-biggest grossing US release of all time.
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March For Our Live Activists
On Valentines Day 17 people were killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the US.
Students from the school later organised the #NeverAgain movement and March For Our Lives demonstrations across the country, where they campaigned for a stricter gun-control reform.
Moon Jae-in
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in three summits on the future of the Korean Peninsula this year.