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Time magazine reveals Khashoggi and other murdered or oppressed journalists as Person of the Year

Announced by the 'Today' show, the magazine also revealed four different magazine covers that feature Jamal Khashoggi, Maria Ressa, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and The Capital Gazette

The 'Today' show has announced that TIME's 'Person of the Year 2018' cover goes to a group of journalists whose work had put them behind bars, or even cost them their lives. The magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal, wrote an essay about the selection saying: "Like all human gifts, courage comes to us at varying levels and at varying moments. This year we are recognizing four journalists and one news organization who have paid a terrible price to seize the challenge of this moment: Jamal Khashoggi, Maria Ressa, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and The Capital Gazette of Annapolis, Md."

The magazine revealed its choice of 'The Guardians and the War on Truth' on December 11 on TODAY, along with four different magazine covers that feature Khashoggi, Ressa, the Gazette staff and the wives of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.