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Person of the Year
Why Elon Musk Will Go Down in History
By Walter Isaacson
How Person of the Year Elon Musk Built His Fortune
By Alejandro de la Garza
Excerpts from Elon Musk's Person of the Year Interview
By TIME Staff
Here's Who Won TIME's 2021 Person of the Year Reader Poll
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Person of the Year
Assa Traoré and France's Fight for Racial Justice
Traoré, whose brother died in police custody in 2016, is one of TIME’s 2020 Guardians of the Year
By Vivienne Walt / Paris
December 11, 2020
Kamala Harris on Restoring the Soul of the Nation
Kamala Harris is the first Vice President-elect to be named TIME’s Person of the Year. TIME senior correspondent Charlotte Alter sat down with the California senator in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 7—which happened to be...
By Madeleine Carlisle
December 10, 2020
Joe Biden on Vaccines, Pardons and Uniting America: The 2020 TIME Person of the Year Interview
Where does America go from here? That’s the colossal question before President-elect Joe Biden
By Madeleine Carlisle
December 10, 2020
The Story Behind TIME's 2020 Person of the Year Covers
To illustrate the broad range of people featured on the 2020 Person of the Year covers, we commissioned artists and photographers with a variety of backgrounds and styles—from digital art to oil painting; portraitists to...
By D.W. Pine
December 10, 2020
TIME’s History of President-Elects as Person of the Year
TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year choice of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris keeps with tradition—and breaks new ground. The selection of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris marks the first time a...
By Olivia B. Waxman
December 10, 2020
Behind the Scenes of TIME's 2020 Person of the Year Issue
In the fall of any normal year, we pack a conference room at TIME’s headquarters in New York City with reporters, producers and editors to debate who should be selected as Person of the Year,...
By Edward Felsenthal
December 10, 2020
BTS Performs 'Dynamite' in TIME's POY Special
BTS was named TIME's 2020 Entertainer of the Year
By Raisa Bruner
December 10, 2020
Who Will Be TIME's Person of the Year for 2020?
The shortlist of candidates for TIME's 2020 Person of the Year was announced Thursday morning during NBC's Today show. Four candidates are being considered by TIME editors for this year's selection of the person who...
By TIME Staff
December 10, 2020
Greta Thunberg on Fighting Climate Change During COVID-19
Like millions of other students around the world, Greta Thunberg is still getting used to attending school virtually. But on a Sunday morning in late November, the 17-year-old Swedish climate activist—named TIME’s Person of the...
By Suyin Haynes
December 8, 2020
2020 TIME Person of the Year Debates
Join us for a live debate on who should be TIME's 2020 Person of the Year.
By TIME Staff
December 7, 2020
Here's Who Won TIME's 2020 Person of the Year Reader Poll
Essential workers—the nurses, doctors, delivery people, grocery-store employees and many others who continue to risk their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic—have won TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year reader poll. These...
By TIME Staff
December 7, 2020
In the Year Since TIME Named Besieged Journalists the Person of the Year, the War Against Truth Has Continued Unabated
Governments worldwide have criminalized journalism
By Karl Vick
December 12, 2019
香港示威者在時代雜誌2019年年度風雲人物經讀者投票獲勝
過去六個月走上香港街頭的數以萬計的大部分年輕示威者是時代雜誌2019年年度風雲人物讀者投票的贏家。
By TIME Staff
December 11, 2019
Hong Kong Protestors Win TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year Reader Poll
The choice of 30% of visitors to our online survey
By TIME Staff
December 11, 2019
Greta Thunberg: TIME's Person of the Year 2019
It began with a story line familiar to every parent of every generation in every corner of the globe: an indignant teenager and a sudden burst of rebellion. It became one of the most unlikely...
By Edward Felsenthal
December 11, 2019
Greta Thunberg Is the Youngest TIME Person of the Year Ever. Here’s How She Made History
The climate activist is the first teenager to receive the recognition
By Lily Rothman
December 11, 2019
Behind the Scenes of TIME's 2019 Person of the Year Issue
Person of the Year started on a whim. At the end of 1927, the editors realized they had made it through the year without putting the 25-year-old aviator Charles Lindbergh on the cover to commemorate...
By Edward Felsenthal
December 11, 2019
The Story Behind TIME's 2019 Person of the Year Cover
Photographer Evgenia Arbugaeva used art references to create a portrait of Greta Thunberg on a beach in Lisbon
By Karl Vick
December 11, 2019
'Venezuelans Are Starving for Information.' The Battle to Get News in a Country in Chaos
Activists and former journalists are trying to keep information flowing around the country
By Ciara Nugent
April 16, 2019
How Nicaragua is Waging a War on Journalists
On January 1, Carlos Chamorro, one of Nicaragua’s most prominent journalists, packed his bags and snuck across the border with his wife. For months, he says, security forces from President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian regime had...
By Ciara Nugent
March 18, 2019
Two Brothers Are Fighting for Press Freedom in Azerbaijan
Neither of the Huseynov brothers got to see their mother before she died last year
By Joseph Hincks
March 13, 2019
Behind the Scenes of the 2018 Person of the Year Issue
Journalism is a team sport, the saying goes, and that’s particularly true at TIME, where our co-founder Henry Luce helped pioneer the notion of “group journalism” nearly a century ago. To begin the process of...
By Edward Felsenthal
December 11, 2018
He Faked His Own Death to Save His Life. Did He Discredit His Profession By Doing So?
Arkady Babchenko’s participation in a hoax sparked a debate about exactly how inviolable a journalist’s commitment to the truth should be
By Simon Shuster/Kiev
December 11, 2018
What Still Needs to Be Done to Break the Silence Surrounding Sexual Harassment
A letter from 12 Silence Breakers, a year after being named TIME's Person of the Year
By Celeste Kidd, Amanda Schmitt, Sandra Muller, Jessica Cantlon, Adama Iwu, Wendy Walsh, Gabrielle Eubank, Lindsay Meyer, Lindsey Reynolds, Tarana Burke, Terry Crews and Ashley Judd
December 11, 2018
'I Hate Being the Story.' The Capital Gazette Reflects on Life After a Newsroom Shooting
Andrea Chamblee, 57, wore a bright yellow shirt that read "Journalism Matters" as she fiddled with the rings on her fingers. They signified 33 years of marriage to her husband, John McNamara. One of the...
By Abby Vesoulis
December 11, 2018
Inside a Bangladeshi Journalist’s Dangerous Journey From Photographer to Prisoner
It was only by chance that Shahidul Alam began taking photographs. A chemistry doctoral student in London, Alam purchased a Nikon FM for a friend while traveling in the United States and Canada in 1980....
By Eli Meixler / Dhaka
December 11, 2018
The Wives of Reuters Journalists Jailed in Myanmar Speak Out
Chit Su Win and Pan Ei Mon have been left to raise small children in communities quick to ostracize them
By Laignee Barron / Yangon, Myanmar
December 11, 2018
She Reported From War Zones. But Covering Philippine President Duterte Might Be Her Most Dangerous Job Yet
When Maria Ressa realized she was about to be arrested for doing her job, she reacted in the manner she had learned reporting from conflict zones throughout her 33-year career in journalism: she took a...
By Joseph Hincks
December 11, 2018
We Need Writers Now More Than Ever. Our Democracy Depends On It
Online, lies and truth look the same. This has been a boon for professional liars, who take advantage of the fact that two-thirds of Americans get their news from social media, and use these platforms...
By Jennifer Egan
December 11, 2018
The Story Behind TIME’s 2018 Person of the Year Covers
The man who photographed TIME’s 2018 Person of the Year covers — featuring several journalists who have been targeted for their work— is, himself, a photojournalist who has been imprisoned and blacklisted during two decades...
By Katie Reilly
December 11, 2018
TIME Announces 2018 Person of the Year Shortlist
These were the top contenders for TIME's annual accolade
By Suyin Haynes
December 10, 2018
K-Pop Sensation BTS Wins Person of the Year Reader's Poll
The seven-member K-Pop band — which includes members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — won the poll with 9% of all “yes” votes.
By TIME Staff
December 7, 2018
BTS Holds Onto the Lead in Final Days of TIME Person of the Year Poll
The 2018 TIME Person of the Year will be revealed in December
By TIME Staff
November 29, 2018
See the Results of the TIME Person of the Year Reader's Poll
TIME readers voted on who they want to see as the 2018 Person of the Year — the person or group of people selected annually for having the greatest influence on the events of the...
By TIME Staff
November 19, 2018
Who Should Be TIME's Person of the Year for 2018?
Cast your vote for the person you think most influenced the news this year
By TIME Staff
November 19, 2018
#MeToo Creator Tarana Burke Will Lead NYC Ball Drop
Last year, an estimated 2 million people flocked to Times Square to celebrate the New Year
By Casey Quackenbush
December 18, 2017
Here’s a Look at Past Coverage That Led Up to TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year Choice
Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson sued over sexual harassment in 2016
By Katie Reilly
December 6, 2017
The Story Behind the Woman You Don’t See on TIME’s Person of the Year Cover
On the lower right-hand corner of the cover, you can see her arm
By Melissa Chan
December 6, 2017
Megyn Kelly's Message to Women Facing Sexual Harassment: 'You Are Not Alone'
She spoke after TIME revealed “The Silence Breakers” as the 2017 Person of the Year
By Melissa Chan
December 6, 2017
'Now the Work Really Begins.' Alyssa Milano and Tarana Burke on What’s Next for the #MeToo Movement
After TIME named 'The Silence Breakers' as the 2017 Person of the Year
By Melissa Chan
December 6, 2017
'I Was Angry.' Taylor Swift on What Powered Her Sexual Assault Testimony
Before the Harvey Weinstein allegations broke, and before #MeToo swept the Internet, Taylor Swift testified in court on Aug. 10 about being assaulted in a room full of people. Swift, who TIME recognized as one...
By Eliana Dockterman
December 6, 2017
Gillian Flynn: A Howl
The outrages and allegations flash through my brain like a nasty, ludicrous slide show of twisted male power. Harvey Weinstein and his potted plant. Charlie Rose and his flapping bathrobe. Roy Moore and the cowboy-booted...
By Gillian Flynn
December 6, 2017
Republicans Are Less Likely Than Democrats to Believe Women Who Make Sexual Assault Accusations: Survey
In the two months since Harvey Weinstein was felled by a wave of allegations, American attitudes on sexual harassment and assault have shifted dramatically. Hundreds of people have come forward with accusations against powerful men...
By Charlotte Alter
December 6, 2017
Rose McGowan: 'They Really F--ed With the Wrong Person'
Rose McGowan doesn’t care if you like her or not. TIME recognized McGowan for by naming her one of the Silence Breakers, TIME’s Person of the Year, for speaking out about sexual assault and harassment....
By Eliana Dockterman
December 6, 2017
Behind the Scenes of TIME's Person of the Year 2017
Each year, we begin the process of choosing the Person of the Year—this is the 91st time we have done so—with a late-September meeting of the staff. The nominations are varied and the debates vigorous,...
By Edward Felsenthal
December 6, 2017
Terry Crews: 'Men Need to Hold Other Men Accountable'
When dozens of women came forward with sexual assault and harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein—who has continued to deny all allegations of non-consensual sex—actor Terry Crews noticed that some people on Twitter were skeptical. Crews...
By Eliana Dockterman
December 6, 2017
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