Person of the Year.
Second place went to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, with US
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump in third.
Speaking on NBC the editor of the magazine Nancy Gibbs explained why
Merkel was the chosen.
IN: "Chancellor…"
OUT: "..she was."
DURATION: 10 seconds
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[ALT] Speaking on NBC the editor of the magazine Nancy Gibbs said
Merkel had had a tough job this past year.
IN: "She has…"
OUT: "..in the world."
DURATION: 16 seconds
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TIME's Foreign Editor Bryan Walsh said although Angela Merkel's been in power for ten years, it's now that her time has come:
IN: Well I think...
OUT: ...we chose her
DUR: 28 seconds
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TIME's Foreign Editor Bryan Walsh said the two runners up, IS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, couldn't be passed over this year:
IN: This is someone...
OUT: ...centre of this
DUR: 33 seconds
These New Yorkers had a mixed response to the magazine's choices for its top three spots:
IN: They're terrorists! And...
OUT: ...the German culture
DUR: 31 seconds