Uniquely, for this year TIME does not give awards to one person alone, as usual, but a lot of people at once.
Editor of TIME magazine has announced on Wednesday (17/12) last week that the group of workers who have risked their lives during the year to treat Ebola outbreaks have become part of the history of the world.
TIME find it feasible to provide them with the greatest respect menjadikankelompok doctors and volunteers who fought against Ebola disease is a cover of annual, once named as "Person of the Year" in 2014.
Throughout the year 2014 alone, Ebola has killed more than 6,000 people in West Africa. No wonder when the whole world is also considered the issue of the Ebola disease is a major issue that needs to be dealt with very seriously.
And TIME, before mentioning who the "Person of the Year" in 2014, earlier on Monday (15/12) was first announced who the finalists are chosen and get how many voices of the world community who elected them.
And a group of doctors and volunteers who risked their lives to fight this Ebola managed to outperform a number of other finalists. In antaranyaTaylorSwift, AppleTim CEO Cook, KomisarisNFLRoger Goodell, pendiridan Alibaba CEO Jack Ma, the protesters rasadi Ferguson, President RusiaVladimir Putin, danpemimpinsuku Kurdish Massoud Karzani.
And four of the latter at the time of the announcement of "Person of the Year" TIME magazine, given pernghargaan as a runner - up on their effects on the various changes that occur in the world. Meanwhile President Ricardo Widodoberada at number 8, beat President Barack Obamayang this time ranks only 11th.
Log in as a finalist winner of "Person of the Year" TIME magazine, President Joko Widodo finally managed to be in the 8th position, ahead of US President, Barack Obama, who this year is in the order of 11. (PHOTO: IST)
Log in as a finalist winner of "Person of the Year" TIME magazine, President Joko Widodo finally managed to be in the 8th position, ahead of US President, Barack Obama, who this year is in the order of 11. (PHOTO: IST)
"For the relentless action and courage and compassion them, by spending time to combat Ebola, including ignoring the biggest risk that they might receive, the fighters this Ebola is the most feasible named as" Person of the Year "2014 version of TIME," said the editor of TIME, Nancy Gibbs in a video uploaded through the official website of TIME ..
In an essay that explains the TIME option this year, Nancy also wrote: "Ebola is an enemy and a warning for the global health system to make the citizens of the world remains saved from infectious diseases. Ebola is one of the threats to the lives of all of us, not just for those who are in Africa alone. Meanwhile, there are among us who would not sleep at night, men and women, struggling to fight it. "
It was the first time in history during the 87 years since the TIME awarded "Person of the Year", which this year was given to a group of people, not individuals. Although in 2011, TIME ever showing the front cover of the demonstrators with the title "The protesters" as a wave of protests on the issue of the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street, but the winner of the Person of the Year still falls to the individual.
And over the years recipient "Person of the Year" version TIME usually include many names of US President, the leaders of large corporations, dictator, including a number of inanimate objects, such as a personal computer.
While the female finalists, recognized TIME is relatively small in number. And the woman who had been named as "Person of the Year" version TIME among the very few that are Philippine President Corazon Aquino in 1987 and a trio of female whistleblower in 2002. While in the past there were in 2013, TIME elected Pope Francis as "Person of the Year ".
