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Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 11, 2014 11:48 AM CUT [**Person of the Year: The Ebola Fighters**](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-ebola-fighters/ "undefined") [**The Choice**](http://time.com/3629579/the-choice/ "undefined") [**Person of the Year Runner-Up: Ferguson Protestors** ](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-runner-up-ferguson-protesters/ "undefined") [**Person of the Year Runner-Up: Vladimir Putin**](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-runner-up-vladimir-putin/ "undefined") [**Person of the Year Runner-Up: Massoud Barzani**](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-runner-up-massoud-barzani/ "undefined") [**Person of the Year Runner-Up: Jack Ma**](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-runner-up-jack-ma/ "undefined") [**2014 in Connections**](http://time.com/3629562/2014-in-connections/ "undefined") **From Vladimir Putin to Katy Perry, how the most influential people connected this year** [**The Firsts and Lasts of 2014**](http://time.com/3629567/the-firsts-and-lasts-of-2014/ "undefined") **From Janet Yellen to Oscar de la Renta, documenting the year in milestones** [**The 15 Most Influential Fictional Characters of 2014**](http://time.com/3612615/influential-characters-2014/ "undefined") **Featuring Elsa, Kim Kardashian, King Joffrey and more** [**The Top 15 Minutes of Fame of 2014**](http://time.com/3629565/the-top-15-minutes-of-fame-of-2014/ "undefined") **The heroes, villains and phenomena that rose, briefly, to the top** [**The Coolest Person of the Year**](http://time.com/3629575/the-coolest-person-of-the-year/ "undefined") **For the first time in this column’s five-year history, we actually consult an expert** [**Things**](http://time.com/3629557/things/ "undefined") **The inanimate objects that drove the news** [**Highs and Lows**](http://time.com/3629555/highs-and-lows/ "undefined") **Similar themes, opposite fates** [**Into The Hot Zone**](http://time.com/3629552/into-the-hot-zone/ "undefined") [**Television**](http://time.com/3592239/top-10-tv-shows/ "undefined") [**Hashtags**](http://time.com/3629569/hashtags/ "undefined") **News stories amplified by social media** [**The Year in Covers**](http://time.com/3629571/the-year-in-covers/ "undefined") **Readers respond to TIME’s biggest stories** [**Quotes**](http://time.com/3629576/quotes/ "undefined") [**Moments**](http://time.com/3629577/moments/ "undefined") **Memorable images of influential figures** [**Theater**](http://time.com/3629556/theater/ "undefined") [**Movies**](http://time.com/3616154/top-10-best-movies-2014/ "undefined") [**Music**](http://time.com/3613540/top-10-best-albums/ "undefined") [**Books**](http://time.com/3595139/top-10-fiction-books/ "undefined") ```json 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