Donny Deutsch will announce the 2005 “Media Person of the Year” on his CNBC show, “The Big Idea,” this Monday, Dec. 5. Each year, I Want Media runs a poll to find the “Media Person of the Year” defined as the figure who had the most impact on the media landscape. Last year’s “Media Person of the Year” was the Daily Show anchor Jon Stewart.
This year’s 10 candidates, submitted by the site’s readers are CNN’s Anderson Cooper; Gawker Media’s Nick Denton; Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin; Apple’s Steve Jobs; Author Judith Miller; media mogul Rupert Murdoch; Craig’s List’s Craig Newmark; Viacom’s Sumner Redstone; Howard Stern and Martha Stewart (who was named the 2002 “Media Person of the Year”).
I’m voting for underdog Nick Denton. You should too. He, and blogging, have significantly altered the media landscape in recent years. The online poll closes this Sunday evening.
