A group of journalists called “The Guardians” have been named as 2018 Time Magazine’s Person of the Year.
Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi was among the journalists along with Filipina journalist Maria Ressa and Reuters’ Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The Capital Gazette, the Maryland media company that lost five staffers to a mass shooting in June, also was included in the honor.
The journalists and organization were said to “have taken great risks in pursuit of greater truths.”
Time editor in chief Edward Felsenthal announced the Person of the Year on Tuesday on NBC’s “Today” show, explaining that this was the first time the weekly newsmagazine chose someone who is no longer alive.
“As we looked at the choices, it became clear that the manipulation and abuse of truth is really the common thread in so many of this year’s major stories ― from Russia to Riyadh to Silicon Valley,” Felsenthal said according to a report by HuffPost.
