For the politicized public, when a politician gets featured in Time magazine, this is something worth babbling about.
But like all magazine indicators such publicity tend to focus on populist sentiment and the biases held by the editors.
But the fact is, the prominence offered by gracing the cover of Time Magazine doesn't imply impeccability.
Proof?
Just take a look at some of the record of Time's Person of the Year.
But like all magazine indicators such publicity tend to focus on populist sentiment and the biases held by the editors.
But the fact is, the prominence offered by gracing the cover of Time Magazine doesn't imply impeccability.
Proof?
Just take a look at some of the record of Time's Person of the Year.
You can read the complete list here
One more thing, if magazine cover occasionally work for markets as contrarian indicators, applied to the local elections, could this imply a popularity peak (or possible loss from the "magazine curse") for the top running local candidate?
[See earlier post: Media Indicators And Market Reversals]
This should be a good running test on the supposed predictive prowess of magazine cover indicators.
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