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2014/12/10 17:11:24
Subject: Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" is "Ebola Fighters"
(CNN) -- Foday Gallah saw the sick child was distressed and felt he had to do something. So he picked the kid up to comfort him.
And with that act of kindness, the 37-year-old ambulance supervisor in Monrovia, Liberia, contracted Ebola himself.
"Of course, he got vomit all over him and that's how he got Ebola," said photographer Jackie Nickerson, who shot Gallah's image for Time's "Person of the Year" magazine cover, which honors those on the front line of the Ebola epidemic.
They're "the ones who answered the call," the magazine said on its website Wednesday morning.
Nickerson expanded on why Gallah was chosen for one of the magazine's five covers: "He's the shining example of what the right thing to do is. He's a shining example that we should all try to follow. He really did touch me with his story. I don't usually like to use the word hero, but I have to use it here."
According to the latest World Health Organization figures, about 6,300 people have died from the disease, mainly in West Africa. Health workers are still battling more than 11,000 confirmed cases in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and more than 6,000 suspected and probable cases loom, according to WHO.
Though those countries mark the epicenter of the outbreak, isolated cases have spread wider, penetrating other African countries, Europe and even the United States.
Time editor: Ebola epidemic far from over
This is the messy truth about Ebola Time magazine's editors decided to honor the "unprecedented numbers" of doctors and nurses who responded when Ebola overtook an already-weak public health infrastructure, and Time Editor Nancy Gibbs outlined how governments were ill-equipped to respond, WHO "was in denial and snarled in red tape" and first responders were accused of crying wolf as the disease spread.
Yet many doctors and nurses, especially those from Doctors Without Borders and Samaritan's Purse, responded and worked alongside local physicians, nurses, ambulance drivers and burial teams, Gibbs wrote. Some were driven by God, while others did it for country and some simply had "the instinct to run into the fire, not away," she wrote.
"Ebola is a war, and a warning. The global health system is nowhere close to strong enough to keep us safe from infectious disease, and 'us' means everyone, not just those in faraway places where this is one threat among many that claim lives every day," wrote Gibbs.
She continued, "The rest of the world can sleep at night because a group of men and women are willing to stand and fight. For tireless acts of courage and mercy, for buying the world time to boost its defenses, for risking, for persisting, for sacrificing and saving, the Ebola fighters are Time's 2014 Person of the Year."
In addition to Gallah, the ambulance driver, Time highlighted on its cover four other Ebola fighters who worked on the ground in West Africa:
-- Dr. Jerry Brown is a Liberian surgeon who converted his hospital's chapel into one of the country's first treatment centers. The center's reception area, where Brown gets dressed, is a bare room, lit by a single bulb, Nickerson, the photographer, said.
-- Salome Karwah is an Ebola survivor who lost both parents to the disease and undertook the task of counseling patients in Liberia. Nickerson recalled how the Doctors Without Borders caregiver appeared to be a typical young woman, dressed nicely and a little nervous about being photographed. "But then, she put on her scrubs. ... She became very calm, a little bit introverted," the photographer said.
-- Ella Watson-Stryker is a Doctors Without Borders health promoter who has been in West Africa since March. The American was uneasy during the 10 minutes it took to shoot her photo, Nickerson said. "She was distracted, she wanted to do other things."
-- Dr. Kent Brantly became the first American infected while running a treatment center in Monrovia. Because he is a religious man, Time shot him at his church in Fort Worth, Texas. "Kent was working in West Africa doing a lot of hard, selfless work to help people out," photographer Bryan Schutmaat said.
Among the contenders for this year's Time person of the year are the Ferguson protesters who took to the streets in Missouri after an unarmed black teenager was shot dead by a white police officer in August. The other collective in the group of finalists is the Ebola caregivers for "fighting the biggest Ebola outbreak in history." Iraqi Kurdistan leader Masoud Barzani is probably the least recognizable name among the finalists. Read his interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour here. A previous Time person of the year (2007), Russian President Vladimir Putin was rarely out of the headlines in 2014. China's richest man, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba. The company pulled off the biggest IPO in history in September. From one tech giant to another. Apple boss Tim Cook is on the list of finalists because of a series of new Apple product launches and his decision to come out publicly. Taylor Swift rattled the music industry by pulling her songs from streaming service Spotify. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is selected after a year in which the NFL dealt with one storm of controversy after another. Ferguson protestersEbola caregiversMasoud BarzaniVladimir PutinJack MaTim CookTaylor SwiftRoger GoodellHIDE CAPTION<<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >>>
The finalists for Time Person of the Year 2014 Among the others considered for "Person of the Year" honors were Russian President Vladimir Putin, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. Other finalists included singer Taylor Swift, Chinese Internet tycoon Jack Ma, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani.
Pope Francis received the title in 2013.
The magazine's readers voted for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to receive the title, but the Time editors' decision is based on their view of "the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year."
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2014/12/10 17:13:03
Subject: Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" is "Ebola Fighters"
Will Pooley - British nurse who was treating Ebola victims in Sierra Leone. First ever Brit to contract Ebola. Survived. Then went back to Sierra Leone to resume his duties. Legend.
I'm glad they overruled the Narendra Modi fote. He hasn't got the track record yet to be "Most Important". Putting aside his checkered past, the verdict is very much still out on how his presidency will affect india and the world.
Flashman wrote: Will Pooley - British nurse who was treating Ebola victims in Sierra Leone. First ever Brit to contract Ebola. Survived. Then went back to Sierra Leone to resume his duties. Legend.
Probably a dumb question, but can you contract Ebola more than once?
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2014/12/10 17:45:03
Subject: Re:Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" is "Ebola Fighters"
Narendra Modi seems perhaps a bit more serious than people who actual made it to the shortlist. Really, Taylor Swift? The shortlist did seem to be rather focused on North Americans and events there, but I guess chalk that us to it being an American magazine.
2014/12/10 17:47:31
Subject: Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" is "Ebola Fighters"
Wyrmalla wrote: Narendra Modi seems perhaps a bit more serious than people who actual made it to the shortlist. Really, Taylor Swift? The shortlist did seem to be rather focused on North Americans and events there, but I guess chalk that us to it being an American magazine.
I'm sure Nicki Minaj is fuming.
2014/12/10 17:58:57
Subject: Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" is "Ebola Fighters"
Flashman wrote: Will Pooley - British nurse who was treating Ebola victims in Sierra Leone. First ever Brit to contract Ebola. Survived. Then went back to Sierra Leone to resume his duties. Legend.
Probably a dumb question, but can you contract Ebola more than once?
To quote the man himself... "the thinking is that I probably won't get it again."
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curran12 wrote: Scary thing is that I can't believe Roger Goodell is on that list. I'd take Swift over him 10 times out of 10.
Yeah but she's just a musician, and not even one that tries to do more than just make music. At least someone like Bono for example pushes the envelope and fights for what he believes in.
2014/12/10 18:36:09
Subject: Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" is "Ebola Fighters"
curran12 wrote: Scary thing is that I can't believe Roger Goodell is on that list. I'd take Swift over him 10 times out of 10.
Yeah but she's just a musician, and not even one that tries to do more than just make music. At least someone like Bono for example pushes the envelope and fights for what he believes in.
They probably consider one person from the Entertainment industry every year....maybe Taylor Swift had the highest record sales or something.
2014/12/10 18:36:49
Subject: Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" is "Ebola Fighters"
curran12 wrote: Scary thing is that I can't believe Roger Goodell is on that list. I'd take Swift over him 10 times out of 10.
Yeah but she's just a musician, and not even one that tries to do more than just make music. At least someone like Bono for example pushes the envelope and fights for what he believes in.
They probably consider one person from the Entertainment industry every year....maybe Taylor Swift had the highest record sales or something.
curran12 wrote: Scary thing is that I can't believe Roger Goodell is on that list. I'd take Swift over him 10 times out of 10.
Yeah but she's just a musician, and not even one that tries to do more than just make music. At least someone like Bono for example pushes the envelope and fights for what he believes in.
They probably consider one person from the Entertainment industry every year....maybe Taylor Swift had the highest record sales or something.
Who's Taylor Swift?
She's the kind of person that likes to shake it off, just shake it off.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
2014/12/10 19:10:26
Subject: Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" is "Ebola Fighters"
@Flashman: I looked it up, and her album "1989" is the best selling album of the year by an individual artist or band (Frozen, which is a compilation soundtrack to the film of the same name, has sold the most copies).
I bet its a simple as that they include at least one entertainer for consideration every year.
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2014/12/10 19:59:46
Subject: Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" is "Ebola Fighters"
jasper76 wrote: @Flashman: I looked it up, and her album "1989" is the best selling album of the year by an individual artist or band (Frozen, which is a compilation soundtrack to the film of the same name, has sold the most copies).
I bet its a simple as that they include at least one entertainer for consideration every year.
Well on that basis, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez should have been nominated ahead of her. I get that singers, song writers, musicians etc add something to our cultural mix, but not sure they should bubble up to the top when it comes to shortlisting for this kind of thing. It's a bit lazy IMHO.
jasper76 wrote: Nope...but I think she's pretty good relative to most of the other current pop princesses.
Yeah, I'm not passing judgement in that sense. I'm just bemused that it warrants her an inclusion on the Time person of the year shortlist
Not a Taylor fan myself, but if they were doing most important musician of the year, she'd definitely be in the running. She's a major force in terms of actually selling albums and at the forefront in the push for Artists receiving better compensation for their work and controlling it's distribution. In the future, I expect we'll see alot from her, not just as a performer but in midst of the melee surrounding the relationship between artists and the recording industry.
Ebola likes breathing 
