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"Person of the Year" is really "Newsmaker of the Year." It's not an endorsement, just a recognition that they made the most news. Hitler was TIME's "Man of th

"Person of the Year" is really "Newsmaker of the Year." It's not an endorsement, just a recognition that they made the most news. Hitler was TIME's "Man of the Year" in 1938.

user24 13y ago
> Hitler was TIME's "Man of the Year" in 1938. - after the Munich Agreement wherein Hitler agreed peace with Chamberlain. Ok he reneged, but that's not the point.
- martincmartin 13y ago
  > Ok he reneged, but that's not the point. The article isn't celebrating peace, it's very negative about Hitler. The cover for that issue shows people being tortured. Edit: you can read it here. http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760539,00.html http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760539,...
  - user24 13y ago
    Then I am wrong.
  - opinali 13y ago
    Yeah, old times when the press had balls. Good luck hoping Time will pick Snowden these days.
cheald 13y ago
Snowden's kind of a shoe-in then, no? His name has been in headlines constantly for the majority of the year.