Paul Mason
US artist Molly Crabapple does something rare in journalism – she sees and tells a story in a new way, which is why Paul Mason has nominated her as his person of the year for 2013.
Jonathan Rugman
If the Vatican under Pope Francis can recommit itself to helping the poor, while becoming more forgiving, then the Catholic church will have been rescued by a revolutionary with a message of simplicity and inclusivity.
Lindsey Hilsum
After August’s chemical attack on the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, prospects for peace in Syria looked remote. But then Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart, John Kerry, managed to pull the world back from the brink.
America’s most wanted whistleblower has made the world think about privacy and the boundaries of intelligence gathering – which is why Krishnan Guru-Murthy has chosen him as his person of 2013.
Cathy Newman
She enlisted William Hague in the global campaign against warzone rape, and empowered women facing breast cancer. Cathy Newman explains why she chose Angelina Jolie as her person of the year.
From Burma to Bulgaria; from South Africa to Syria – Channel 4 News brings you the top 12 foreign films broadcast in 2013, as curated by Foreign Editor Nevine Mabro.