{UAH} ADOLF HITLER- TIME MAN OF THE YEAR

Chris Mwesigye BishakaFollow

Yesterday at 21:19

The currently trending post on TIME's 100 Next is based on the false assumption that Time's "Man of the Year" designations are intended to signify greatness and approval, and are only assigned to people who have had beneficial effects on the world.
==============================

That is not the case — Time's standard for the title has been identifying the people who have "had the greatest impact on the news," regardless of whether that impact was positive or negative.
==============================

TIME's choices for Person of the Year are often controversial.

Editors are asked to choose the person or thing that had the greatest impact on the news, for good or ill — guidelines that leave them no choice but to select a newsworthy — not necessarily praiseworthy — cover subject.
==============================

The magazine has nominated several controversial figures as "Man of the Year" since the tradition began in 1927, including Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khruschchev, Adolf Hitler and the Ayatollah Khomeini.

Osama bin Laden was strongly considered in 2001, but the the title went to New York mayor Rudy Giuliani instead.
==============================

In Time's 1938 "Man of the Year" article, Hitler was labeled the "greatest threatening force that the democratic, freedom-loving world faces today."

That was as much an endorsement of Hitler's actions in 1938 as it would be today — in other words, not at all.
==============================

https://time.com/5725626/how-we-chose-time-100-next/
==============================

https://www.prnewswire.com/…/time-reveals-inaugural-list-of…

--
Disclaimer:Everyone posting to this Forum bears the sole responsibility for any legal consequences of his or her postings, and hence statements and facts must be presented responsibly. Your continued membership signifies that you agree to this disclaimer and pledge to abide by our Rules and Guidelines.To unsubscribe from this group, send email to: ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ugandans at Heart (UAH) Community" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ugandans-at-heart/CAMs%3D6-zKvtCURa_s1A02KCs0T%3D%2Bun-RFcMNp9NcZLotW__vsVA%40mail.gmail.com.