Mediagazer: Pakastani teen blogger Malala Yousafzai is Time's runner-up for Person of the Year (Andrew Beaujon/Poynter)

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Pakastani teen blogger Malala Yousafzai is Time's runner-up for Person of the Year — The Taliban “wanted to silence” Malala Yousafzai when they shot her and several classmates on Oct. 9, Aryn Baker writes. “Instead, they amplified her voice.” — The Pakistani teenager was targeted …

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