History Magazine / TimeMagazine

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Despite trying to maintain a cosmopolitan image and being read across the entire world the magazine sometimes focuses too much on topics that only Americans would consider to be interesting.
** Since 1996 most people elected to be "Person of the Year" have been Americans. The magazine even went so far to name "The American Soldier" "Person of 2003", despite the fact that the Americans weren't the only troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. So far, the only exceptions have been Irishman Bono (2005), Russian Vladimir Putin (2007), Italian-Argentinian Pope Francis (2013), German Angela Merkel (2015), Swede Greta Thunberg (2019), and Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy (2022), not counting general winners like "You" (2006) and "The Protester" (2011).
** When ''Time'' tried to elect the "Person of the Century" in 1999 there was criticism that too many names were Americans, and not only that, some of them were solely important to the U.S.A. itself, not the world in general.

** Since 1996 most people elected to be "Person of the Year" have been Americans. The magazine even went so far to name "The American Soldier" "Person of 2003", despite the fact that the Americans weren't the only troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. So far, the only exceptions have been Irishman Bono (2005), Russian Vladimir Putin (2007), Italian-Argentinian Pope Francis (2013) German Angela Merkel, and Swede Greta Thunberg (2019), not counting general winners like "You" (2006) and "The Protester" (2011).

See also: UsefulNotes/TimeAllTime100Albums, UsefulNotes/TimeAllTime100Movies

* ContinuityNod: The cover of the issue reporting on Hitler's death had his face crossed out with a big red X against a plain white background. Then with the surrender of Japan months later, the cover had a big black X over the red Rising Sun over the same background, in effect forming the Japanese flag. Decades later, the issue reporting the fall of Baghdad during the Iraq War had the big red X over Saddam Hussein's face, months before he was captured. Years later, Iraqi Al-Qaeda leader Al-Zarqawi got the red X after his death. Then Osama bin Laden. The most recent usage of the big X is for the ''year of 2020''.

See also: TimeAllTime100Albums, TimeAllTime100Movies

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* ButNotTooEvil: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini]] was a controversial person who was elected "Man of the Year" in 1979. Due to public backlash, ''Time'' became more careful not to elect people that are too "evil" in the public eye, even though later winners like George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin could hardly be considered free from controversy either.

* MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial: The only women to specifically win the "Person of the Year" election have been "The Whistleblowers" (Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron Watkins, in 2002) and Melinda Gates (jointly with Bill Gates and Bono, in 2005) and German chancellor Angela Merkel (2015). Before that, four women were granted the title as individuals, as "Woman of the Year" – Wallis Simpson (1936), Soong May-ling (1937), Queen Elizabeth II (1952) and Corazon Aquino (1986). "American Women" were recognized as a group in 1975. Other classes of people recognized comprise both men and women, such as "Hungarian Freedom Fighters" (1956), "U.S. Scientists" (1960), "The Inheritors" (1966), "The Middle Americans" (1969), "The American Soldier" (2003), "You" (2006) and "The Protester" (2011, represented on the cover by a woman).

** Since 1996 most people elected to be "Person of the Year" have been Americans. The magazine even went so far to name "The American Soldier" "Person of 2003", despite the fact that the Americans weren't the only troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. So far, the only exceptions have been Irishman Bono (2005), Russian Vladimir Putin (2007), Italian-Argentinian Pope Francis (2013) and German Angela Merkel, not counting general winners like "You" (2006) and "The Protester" (2011).

See also: TimeAllTime100Albums.

Its publishing company Time Inc. also produces or produced such magazines as ''Life'', ''Sports Illustrated'' and ''Entertainment Weekly''. It merged with Warner Communications, who owned Creator/WarnerBros, in 1990, resulting in the Time Warner MegaCorp. But since it was sold off in 2014, Time Inc. is no longer part of Time Warner, despite the latter continuing to use the Time name. Time-Life Books is a related imprint.

** Since 1996 most people elected to be "Person of the Year" have been Americans. The magazine even went so far to name "The American Soldier" "Person of 2003", despite the fact that the Americans weren't the only troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. So far, the only exceptions have been Irishman Bono (2005), Russian Vladimir Putin (2007), Pope Francis (2013) and German Angela Merkel, not counting general winners like "You" (2006) and "The Protester" (2011).

** Since 1996 most people elected to be "Person of the Year" have been Americans. The magazine even went so far to name "The American Soldier" "Person of 2003", despite the fact that the Americans weren't the only troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. So far, the only exceptions have been Irishman Bono (2005), Russian Vladimir Putin (2007), Pope Francis (2013)and German Angela Merkel not counting general winners like "You" (2006) and "The Protester" (2011).

''Time'' is an American weekly news magazine founded in 1923 and read across the entire world. It has international editions for Europe, Asia and Canada and an edition for children. It focuses on politics, culture, social changes, sport, fashion, economics and other current events.

* ButNotTooEvil: Khomeini was the last controversial person to be elected "Man of the Year" in 1979. Due to public backlash, ''Time'' became more careful not to elect people that are too "evil" in the public eye, even though later winners like George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin could hardly be considered free from controversy either.

* MenAreGenericWomenAreSpecial: The only women to specifically win the "Person of the Year" election have been "The Whistleblowers" (Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron Watkins, in 2002) and Melinda Gates (jointly with Bill Gates and Bono, in 2005). Before that, four women were granted the title as individuals, as "Woman of the Year" – Wallis Simpson (1936), Soong May-ling (1937), Queen Elizabeth II (1952) and Corazon Aquino (1986). "American Women" were recognized as a group in 1975. Other classes of people recognized comprise both men and women, such as "Hungarian Freedom Fighters" (1956), "U.S. Scientists" (1960), "The Inheritors" (1966), "The Middle Americans" (1969), "The American Soldier" (2003), "You" (2006) and "The Protester" (2011, represented on the cover by a woman).

** Since 1996 most people elected to be "Person of the Year" have been Americans. The magazine even went so far to name "The American Soldier" "Person of 2003", despite the fact that the Americans weren't the only troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. So far, the only exceptions have been Irishman Bono (2005), Russian Vladimir Putin (2007) and Pope Francis (2013), not counting general winners like "You" (2006) and "The Protester" (2011).

'''''Time''''' is an American weekly news magazine founded in 1923 and read across the entire world. It has international editions for Europe, Asia and Canada and an edition for children. It focuses on politics, culture, social changes, sport, fashion, economics and other current events.

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** When ''Time'' tried to elect the "Person of the Century" in 1999 there was criticism that too many names were Americans, and not only that, some of them were solely important to the U.S.A. itself, not the world in general.

* CosmeticAward: The "Person of the Year" election is often seen as a badge of honor, not being connected to any kind of a financial reward. [[[DramaticallyMissingThePoint Except that's not the magazine's intent.]]

''Time'' is an American weekly news magazine founded in 1923 and read across the entire world. It has international editions for Europe, Asia and Canada and an edition for children. It focuses on politics, culture, social changes, sport, fashion, economics and other current events.

The magazine is best known for electing an annual "Person of the Year". Since 1999 they also elect an annual list of the 100 most influential people of the year.

!! "Time" provides examples of:
* ButNotTooEvil: Khomeini was the last controversial person to be elected "Man of the Year" in 1979. Due to PublicBacklash "Time" became more careful not to elect people that are too "evil" in the public eye, even though later winners like George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin could hardly be considered free from controversy either.
* CosmeticAward: The "Person of the Year" election is often seen as a badge of honor, not being connected to any kind of a financial reward.

** When "Time Magazine" tried to elect the "Person of the Century" in 1999 there was criticism that too many names were Americans, and not only that, some of them were solely important to the U.S.A. itself, not the world in general.

* MagazineDecay: As recently as the 1980s, it was primarily politics and current events (with one section covering entertainment in a similarly thoughtful manner), and arguably superior to ''TheEconomist'' in its heyday. While politics is still a big focus, celebrity gossip with sensationalist headlines is also featured now, along with fluffy media reviews and whatnot. ''TheOnion'' skewered the dumbing-down of ''Time'' in their video feature [[http://www.theonion.com/video/time-announces-new-version-of-magazine-aimed-at-ad,17950/ "Time Announces New Version Of Magazine Aimed At Adults"]].
** ''Time''[='s=] annual Person of the Year award could be said to have undergone its own form of decay. The award wasn't originally meant as an honor, but was given to the person whom the magazine deemed to have had the most influence on that year's events, for good or for ill — it was given to UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler in 1938, for example, and UsefulNotes/JosefStalin in 1939 and [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII 1942]]. The choices were often [[CreatorProvincialism Americentric]] (every US President since [[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt FDR]], [[ButtMonkey apart from]] UsefulNotes/GeraldFord, has won the award at least once), but that's a given for an American newsmagazine.\\
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However, the choice of [[UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} Ayatollah Khomeini]] in 1979 proved to be ''hugely'' controversial, as many readers were disgusted with the magazine for "honoring" an enemy of the United States (even though Person of the Year was never meant as an honor). Decay set in as ''Time'' stuck with safer choices from then on, such as giving it to Rudy Giuliani instead of OsamaBinLaden in [[TheWarOnTerror 2001]] in order to avoid a similar backlash, which only reinforced the false perception that Person of the Year was meant as an honor. From there, recent years have brought such strange choices as "You" (representing the rise of the online community) in 2006, as well as the creation of a hype machine around the award — the cover is now unveiled either on Creator/{{CNN}} or ''Series/{{Today}}'', as if they're naming the nominees for the AcademyAwards.
** ''Time'' '''artificially darkened''' the mugshot photo of OJ Simpson to make him seem scarier and were called out on it. [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]] declared it the day Print Media "JumpedTheShark".
** They also lost credibility after they published their (in)famous cover story "51%" (% of American women who aren't married), claiming it was the death of marriage now that the majority of women are choosing to remain single. The count included 15-year-olds and widows.
** This infamous [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/19insert-word-here-differences-between-time-magazine-us-and collage]] compares ''Time'' 's U.S. cover to its foreign covers, showing just how far that magazine has gone with regards to this trope. For example, ''Time'' 's Europe, Asia, and South Pacific cover story was the continued unrest in post-revolutionary Egypt. Its U.S. cover story? "Why Anxiety Is Good For You."

''Time'' is an American weekly opinion magazine founded in 1923 and read across the entire world. It has international editions for Europe, Asia and Canada and an edition for children. It focuses on politics, culture, social changes, sport, fashion, economics and other current events.

"Time" is an American weekly opinion magazine founded in 1923 and read across the entire world. It has international editions for Europe, Asia and Canada and an edition for children. It focuses on politics, culture, social changes, sport, fashion, economics and other current events.

See also: TimesAllTime100Albums.