This is not conspiracy theory. Time magazine admitted in 2002 that they are not going to award person of the year title to anyone controversial to United States anymore.
In 1979 after they have chosen Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini, they had dramatical drop in subscriptions. That was the reason why person of the year for 2001 wasn't Osama Bin Laden although he was obviously the one with the biggest impact on news in the world that year.
In 1979 after they have chosen Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini, they had dramatical drop in subscriptions. That was the reason why person of the year for 2001 wasn't Osama Bin Laden although he was obviously the one with the biggest impact on news in the world that year.