The Protester, Not Steve Jobs, Is 'Time's 2011 Person of the Year

Mag pays homage to spirit of dissent

Snubbing Steve Jobs, Time magazine named The Protester as its 2011 Person of the Year, paying homage to the “spirit of dissent” that toppled dictators in the Middle East and sparked protests like Occupy Wall Street against corruption and inequality in the U.S. and around the world.

“They literally embodied the idea that individual action can bring collective, colossal change,” Time managing editor Richard Stengel said in announcing the Person of the Year today.

The Apple founder was another highly favored contender at Time’s annual Person of the Year debate—he would have been the first dead Person of the Year in the magazine’s history.

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