--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbff58756179733d7/6988f340fb4eac50a5894c46/influencers-hero-shahidi-desktop.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Influencers ## 2017 Influencers *  [On the Urgency of the Handmaid's Tale](/collections/the-influencers/4925657/margaret-atwood-and-elisabeth-moss/) byEliana Dockterman *  [The Workplace Battleground](/collections/the-influencers/4951470/ellen-pao-and-gretchen-carlson-2/) byTIME Staff *  [From Vietnam to Afghanistan](/collections/the-influencers/4959370/time-influencers-ken-burns-sebastian-junger-lynn-novick/) byTIME Staff *  [The Novelist and the Explorer](/collections/the-influencers/4972153/sylvia-earle-jennifer-egan-time-influencers/) byTIME Staff *  [The Crooner and the Comedian](/collections/the-influencers/4991965/luis-fonsi-john-leguizamo-despacito-puerto-rico-latin-history-for-morons/) byTIME Staff *  [The Family Shahidi](/collections/the-influencers/5041021/yara-shahidi-afshin-shahidi-keri-shahidi/) byTIME Staff *  [The Philanthropist and the Editor](/collections/the-influencers/5084068/bill-gates-nancy-gibbs-interview-influencers/) byTIME Staff *  [_Portlandia_ People](/collections/the-influencers/5106353/fred-armisen-carrie-brownstein-portlandia-final-season/) byTIME Staff ## 2016 Influencers *  [On Race, Body Image and Staying Humble](/collections/the-influencers/4928717/president-obama-and-misty-copeland/) byTIME Staff *  [The Prison Reformers](/collections/the-influencers/4920637/the-prison-reformers/) byTIME Staff *  [Art and Diplomacy](/collections/the-influencers/4920638/art-and-diplomacy/) byTIME Staff *  [Famous Friends With a Cause](/collections/the-influencers/4923465/famous-friends-with-a-cause/) byTIME Staff *  [Women Making Movies](/collections/the-influencers/4923775/women-making-movies/) byTIME Staff *  [Stories of Small Town America](/collections/the-influencers/4923777/stories-of-small-town-america/) byTIME Staff *  [Deepwater Horizon: Heroism and Tragedy](/collections/the-influencers/4923778/deepwater-horizon-heroism-and-tragedy/) byTIME Staff The Influencers ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/the-influencers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/the-influencers/"},"headline":"The Influencers","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/the-influencers/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:11.321Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:10.853Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":15,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbff58756179733d7/6988f340fb4eac50a5894c46/influencers-hero-shahidi-desktop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/the-influencers/","name":"The Influencers"}}]}] ```