'Ebola Fighters' are named as TIME's Person of the Year 2014
The Ebola fighters have been named as TIME magazine's Person of the Year 2014, Daily Mail reports.
As TIME's managing editor, Nancy Gibbs, made the announcement on the Today show on Wednesday, she said the men and women who have been battling the worst outbreak of Ebola in history were chosen for their 'exceptionally great amount of courage and kindness and bravery.'
The Ebola Fighters beat the Ferguson protesters to the prestigious title, which honors the 'person' who most influenced the news, for better or for worse throughout the year.
In third place came Russian President Vladimir Putin, followed by Masoud Barzani, the acting president of the Iraqi Kurdish Region, and English teacher-turned-Alibaba founder Jack Ma.