Jobs, Occupy activists vie for Time's Person of the Year

November 10, 2011 14:28

Apple's revolutionary co-founder Steve Jobs and the Occupy Wall Street protestors up in arms against corporate greed have emerged as early favourites for Time magazine's annual 'Person of the Year' honour.

The magazine's 2011 Person of the Year will be unveiled in its December issue and "in a year that has shown so many stories of triumph and tragedy from every corner of the world," Jobs and the Wall Street protesters have emerged as popular favourites.

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