# Time Magazine 2018 Person of the Year **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 6, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586 "2018-10-06T23:28:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/41 "2018-12-11T15:27:35Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > OK, it just seems like a cop out when they choose a group. They been doing that a lot lately, Trump notwithstanding. Eight of the last 12 have been individuals: 2016: Trump 2015: Angela Merkel 2013: Pope Francis 2012: Barack Obama 2010: Mark Zuckerberg 2009: Ben Bernacke 2008: Barack Obama 2007: Vladimir Putin Only 2018, 2017, 2014 and 2011 have been groups of people. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/42 "2018-12-11T15:45:06Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Only 2018, 2017, 2014 and 2011 have been groups of people. So, three out of the last five. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/43 "2018-12-11T15:58:36Z")
I don’t really agree with the choice. This kind of reminds me when movies about Hollywood win an Oscar because the topic is particularly relevant to those voting. It should have been the Parkland students. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/44 "2018-12-11T16:45:02Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > So, three out of the last five. OK sure, if that math’s better for you. Now how is Time Magazine choosing a group of people a cop out on an award that they created to recognize a person, group, idea or object that has done the most to influence the events of the year? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/45 "2018-12-11T20:12:40Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > OK sure, if that math’s better for you. Now how is Time Magazine choosing a group of people a cop out on an award that they created to recognize a person, group, idea or object that has done the most to influence the events of the year? Because it is still called Person of the Year. It’s a cop out because they can’t make up their mind. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/46 "2018-12-11T20:19:25Z")
At least they’re not still calling it “Man of the Year” as they once did, although IMO the best thing would be to call it “Newsmaker of the Year”. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/47 "2018-12-11T20:21:39Z")
There is no way that Trump hasn’t generated the most news coverage of the year. Guy can’t write a tweet without 20 articles being written about it. I could also accept Muller. ---
**Author:** ![snoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/48 "2018-12-11T20:29:59Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > There is no way that Trump hasn’t generated the most news coverage of the year. I mean, you’re right, but I’m also okay with them bending the rules to prevent Trump from being able to call himself “Two Time Man Of The Year Award Winner.” Across the pond, _The Economist_\* awarded Boris Johnson “Idiot of the Year;” I DEMAND A RECOUNT. \*Well, one of their columnists did. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/49 "2018-12-11T20:38:41Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > There is no way that Trump hasn’t generated the most news coverage of the year. Guy can’t write a tweet without 20 articles being written about it. I could also accept Muller. Both were on the short list, along with the Parkland kids and some others. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586.md?page=2)