Person of the Year

Does Diction Reflect Conviction?

Michael Sigman | Posted 03.30.2012

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Michael Sigman

Occupy! was the 2011 Word of the Year according to the American Dialect Society. Did Americans sober up in 2011, or do we simply prefer to alternate between heaviosity and levity?

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Year End Reflections on the Political Pitfalls, and Opportunities in the 2012 Presidential Election

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 02.25.2012

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Clarence B. Jones

Yes, the state of the economy will be the political stage of 2012. But the presumed players of Obama and the Republican Party's eventual standard bearer may be less important than even they currently contemplate.

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Time's Bad Pick

Ward Carroll | Posted 02.17.2012

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Ward Carroll

There was only one right pick for 2011's Person of the Year, one centered on the singularly most significant event of the year.

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Time Magazine's Person Of The Year

Ashraf Khalil | Posted 02.14.2012

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Ashraf Khalil

From the very start of the Arab Spring popular revolts one year ago, there has been a consistent urge to put a face on the phenomenon--to reduce it down to a something tangible and human-sized.

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The Protester: Time's Person Of The Year

Posted 12.14.2011

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"The protester" has been named Time's Person of the Year. The magazine unveiled the choice on Wednesday morning. Managing editor Richard Stengel al...

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Should Steve Jobs Be Time's Person Of The Year?

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 01.11.2012

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Time magazine recently announced that the late Steve Jobs has been nominated to be the magazine's 2011 Person of the Year. If he wins, he would be the...

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Shakira's Person Of The Year Gala Filled With Family, Friends

Posted 01.10.2012

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As precursor to tonight's Latin Grammy broadcast, the Latin Recording Academy threw a VIP party last night for their Person of the Year, Shakira. It w...

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Shakira Honored With Major Industry Award

Posted 11.27.2011

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Shakira will be the 2011 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, announced today by The Latin Recording Academy. She will be honored for her ‘re...

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A Nobel Nomination for WikiLeaks? What About Bradley Manning, America's Liu Xiaobo?

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ali A. Rizvi

Snorre Valen, the Norwegian Member of Parliament who nominated WikiLeaks, was probably on to something.

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Obama: Steve Jobs Deserves His Wealth

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Jobs is living the American Dream. At least, Barack Obama thinks so. The president cited the Apple CEO as an example of one American whose inn...

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Why Teachers Should Be 'Persons of the Year'

Carolyn Foote | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carolyn Foote

Time Magazine recently announced that Mark Zuckerberg was selected as their "Person of the Year." I have my own end of the year suggestion for Time Magazine -- how about teachers?

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Julian Assange: Wikileakian, Person of the Year.

Mike Spicer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Spicer

don't feature.

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My 2010 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

My apologies to anyone tuning in who was expecting to see the 150th "Friday Talking Points" column, since it will be pre-empted for two weeks here. B...

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It's Another Ho-Ho-Horowitz Christmas!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

You'd better sit still, You'd better not flee, You'd better just chill -- Don't shoot the TV! Bristol Palin's dancing with stars... She's missing t...

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TIME's "Person of the Year" Should Have Been Sarah Palin

Taylor Marsh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Taylor Marsh

No person anywhere else in the cosmos of politics, culture or celebrity has caused such a stir as Sarah Palin this year. So why wasn't she even considered for TIME's annual award?

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DIVIDED: Twitter Users Butt Heads Over Mark Zuckerberg, TIME

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tweeters are in a tizzy over TIME's selection of Mark Zuckerberg as the "Person of the Year" for 2010. On the one hand, there is the mindset that...

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WikiLeaks vs. Facebook? No Match.

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Medea Benjamin

Time magazine readers chose Julian Assange as Person of the Year. Hands down. But Time's editors preferred to go with the safer choice: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The loser in this contest is Time. Hands down.

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Zuckerberg Quotations: Real Life Or From The Movie? (QUIZ)

Posted 05.25.2011

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TIME's "Person of the Year" is Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook CEO. Nominated for a Golden Globe is Jesse Eisenberg, who portrayed Zuckerberg in this...

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In Controversial Decision, Time Calls Mark Zuckerberg a Person

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Borowitz

The decision to call the robot-like Internet titan a person raised eyebrows from Silicon Valley to Wall Street, forcing Time spokesperson Carol Foyler to acknowledge, "This wasn't an easy call."

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TIME's 2010 Person Of The Year: Who Will It Be? (PREDICT)

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

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TIME Magazine will announce the 2010 Person of the Year as chosen by TIME's editors Wednesday morning on the TODAY Show. Though WikiLeaks founder Juli...

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Nancy Pelosi: My Person of the Year

Joe Trippi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Trippi

Love her policies or hate them, Nancy Pelsoi has proven herself to be one of the most effective Speakers in history.

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Person of the Year: Let's Vote!

Mark Setton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Setton

Let's get straight to the point. Today Arianna Huffington suggested that Time magazine designate the Washington lobbyists "Persons of the Year." I t...

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Iranian Protesters Should Be Time Magazine's "Persons of the Year 2009"

Yasamin Beitollahi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yasamin Beitollahi

If an innocent girl is shot halfway across the world, does she make a sound? Yes, and the whole world hears her.

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My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.

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Iranian Protesters Win the Vote, But Time Picks Bernanke

Sam Sedaei | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Sedaei

Looking beyond Ben Bernanke's merits as an effective chairman, there are three reasons why this was a poor selection on Time's part.

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