"Time" Magazine is under fire from both sides of the political spectrum over a glowing profile of Vice-President Harris that was released despite Harris' decision to decline an interview with the outlet.
The new cover features a portrait of Harris done in a style reminiscent of the Obama campaign's famous "Hope and Change" posters from 2008. Titled "The Re-Introduction of Kamala Harris," the cover is complete with a caption reading "Her Moment" in the bottom right-hand corner.
The magazine opted to release the title despite the fact that Harris declined an interview with the outlet. As of this report, Harris has gone 22 days without sitting for a formal interview or hosting a press conference after she received the Democrat Party nomination for president without receiving a single primary vote.
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"Harris has yet to do a single substantive interview or to explain her policy shifts. (Her campaign denied a request for an interview for this story)," the outlet wrote in a brief note.
Much of the piece read as a fawning endorsement of Harris and compared the atmosphere at her campaign events to that of a Taylor Swift concert. The Harris Campaign has invited several artists, including Megan Thee Stallion and Bon Iver, to perform free concerts ahead of her rallies.
In some instances, "rally goers" have been seen exiting the event venue as soon as the free concert concludes.
The magazine also quoted several high-profile Democrats, who provided their own glowing endorsements of Harris. "To consolidate the Democratic Party in a matter of hours, to do as many visible events and establish that presence without putting a foot wrong, is a feat," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
"I don't think anybody expected her to be so flawless," he added.
The new cover generated largely negative reactions on X, as many political commentators compared the glowing story to state-run media.
"The way the US corporate media transformed Kamala Harris from a national embarrassment to a transformative pioneer overnight without even pretending to care about anything that she thinks or believes is a powerful testament to how potent the science of propaganda is," wrote veteran journalist Glenn Greenwald.
"The corporate media's mission, as they see it, is to help Kamala win, not denounce her for refusing to sit down in interviews and explain what she thinks about anything or why," he continued. "Even though she told TIME to f off, they still published hagiography of her."
Economic news account "Geiger Capital" compared the cover to "North Korea-level worshipping."
"The way the US corporate media has tried to transform Kamala Harris from a consensus joke to a historic leader in a matter of weeks, without even pretending to care about her policies or ideas, shows how blatant US propaganda has become," they wrote.
The new issue is set to release in full on August 26.
