Greta Thunberg Named 'TIME' Person of the Year
- 4 years ago
Greta Thunberg Named
'TIME' Person of the Year.
The 16-year-old Swedish
climate change activist
is the youngest person
to receive the title.
'TIME' editor-in-chief
Edward Felsenthal
revealed the news on the
‘Today’ show Wednesday.
She was a solo protestor with a hand-painted sign 14 months ago. She's now led millions of people around the world, 150 countries, to act on behalf of the planet. , Edward Felsenthal, via ‘Today’.
'TIME' selects their winners based on “who influenced
the years' events most, for better or for worse.”.
This year’s shortlist included Nancy Pelosi,
The Whistleblower, the Hong Kong protesters
and Donald Trump
'TIME' Person of the Year.
The 16-year-old Swedish
climate change activist
is the youngest person
to receive the title.
'TIME' editor-in-chief
Edward Felsenthal
revealed the news on the
‘Today’ show Wednesday.
She was a solo protestor with a hand-painted sign 14 months ago. She's now led millions of people around the world, 150 countries, to act on behalf of the planet. , Edward Felsenthal, via ‘Today’.
'TIME' selects their winners based on “who influenced
the years' events most, for better or for worse.”.
This year’s shortlist included Nancy Pelosi,
The Whistleblower, the Hong Kong protesters
and Donald Trump