I bet right now, Steve Jobs totally wishes he was Stephen Colbert.* But he's not, which means that Steve Jobs is NOT Media Magazine's Person of the Year. Because Stephen Colbert is.

Yes, Stephen Colbert is Media Magazine's Person of the Year. Naturally, we're very proud. Media Magazine explains why:

In the past we chose people - iGod Steve Jobs in 2006, and inconvenient-truth teller Al Gore in 2007 - whom we believed had the greatest overall impact on the world of media during the preceding 12 months. This year, we are picking Colbert for what he symbolizes: The pseudo nature of modern media's mash-up, faux culture, and perhaps more significantly, how it shapes our actual culture.

Sure, we'll take it. But most importantly: 

Colbert moved us. He moved us to laugh. And he moved us to think. And in so doing, succeeded where countless other political satirists failed. And he did it during what arguably has been a time in which potent political poking was needed more than ever. He did it by playing the part so well that it has often been difficult to know exactly which side he is poking.

Read the full article here.

*Okay, maybe not.