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'Guardians And War On Truth' Time's 'Person of the Year'

NEW YORK (AP) — Time magazine's 2018 person of the year are the "guardians and the war on truth."

 

Fears Grow Over Fate of Missing Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 08: A man holds a poster of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest organized by members of the Turkish-Arabic Media Association at the entrance to Saudi Arabia's consulate on October 8, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. Fears are growing over the fate of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Turkish officials said they believe he was murdered inside the Saudi consulate. Saudi consulate officials have said that missing writer and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi went missing after leaving the consulate, however the statement directly contradicts other sources including Turkish officials. Jamal Khashoggi a Saudi writer critical of the Kingdom and a contributor to the Washington Post was living in self-imposed exile in the U.S. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

 

The group is made up of four journalists and a newspaper that Time says "are representatives of a broader fight by countless others around the world.

 

An undated recent file picture shows pro
An undated recent file picture shows prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who resigned suddenly on May 16, 2010 in Riyadh from the helm of Al-Watan days after the newspaper published a controversial column criticising Salafism. Al-Watan announced that Khashoggi, 52, was stepping down as editor-in-chief "to focus on his personal projects," in a statement published on its website and in its Sunday edition. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

 

Time's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal made the announcement Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show. The magazine recognizes the person or group of people who most influenced the news and the world "for better or for worse" during the past year.

 

Ellie Awards 2018
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 13: Editor in Chief of Time Magazine Edward Felsenthal attends the Ellie Awards 2018 on March 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for The Association of Magazine Media)

 

At Least 5 Killed In Shooting At Annapolis Capital-Gazette  Newspaper
ANNAPOLIS, MD - JUNE 29: A women holds today's edition of the Capital Gazette newpaper during a candlelight vigil to honor the 5 people who were shot and killed yesterday, on June 29, 2018 in Annapolis, Maryland. Jarrod Ramos of Laurel Md. Has been arrested and charged with killing 5 people at the daily newspaper. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

 

The "guardians" are slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi; the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, where five people were shot and killed at the newspaper's offices in June; Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, who has been arrested; and two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar for nearly a year, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

 

The Committee To Protect Journalists Hosts International Press Freedom Awards
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 20: Maria Ressa speaks onstage at the Committee To Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Awards at the Grand Hyatt on November 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for CPJ)

 

 

MYANMAR-MEDIA-RIGHTS-JUSTICE
A journalist, wearing a T-shirt urging to free detained Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, waits at a court in Yangon on August 27, 2018. - A Myanmar court on August 27 postponed ruling on whether two Reuters journalists violated a state secrets law while reporting on the Rohingya crisis, with a new date set for next week. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP) (Photo credit should read YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images)

 

 

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