Time magazine Wednesday named the collective “protester” around the world as its person of the year, citing the change brought by street demonstrations from Arab countries to New York.
The shared honour for protesters beat the traditional individual contenders, who included Adm. William McRaven, commander of the US mission to kill Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
“There’s this contagion of protest,” Time managing editor Richard Stengel said on NBC-TV. “These are folks who are changing history already and they will change history in the future.”
The magazine, featuring a cover photo of a female Arab protester, will go on newsstands Friday.
Last year, the magazine picked Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. — AFP