User:Herostratus/Panic. (magazine cover)

Panic. was the only word on the iconic Time cover of its edition cover dateed August 24, 2024. Most of the rest of the cover was a plain field of red, with a downward looking American President Joe Biden on the lower left corner, walking to the nearby edge of the cover as if exiting it.

The cover was in response to Biden's recent televised debate with Donald Trump as part of their campaign for the presidency of the United States, in which Biden's poor performance was often described as causing panic in Biden's party (the Democratic Party, on account of being perceived as very serious blow to Biden's chances for re-election.

This Time cover was quickly remarked on across the globe. The Hindustan Times described the cover as "The single word headline on the cover, 'Panic', looms huge over him, serving as a potent visual metaphor..." Turkiye Today characterized the cover as "provacative", saying "TIME magazine’s latest cover illustration speaks volumes with its stark simplicity. Against a vibrant red background, US President Joe Biden is depicted walking alone, his figure small and isolated within the frame. The cover’s single-word headline, 'Panic.' looms large above him, creating a powerful visual metaphor for the challenges facing his presidency." News.com.au xx the cover as "brutal," as did Fox News, while the Express Tribune said that the cover "Mocks Joe Biden’s inadequacy as a Presidential candidate." MSN said "The allegations of President Joe Biden's mental decline purportedly evidenced by his verbal fumbles and meandering walks have found found its way onto the Time Magazine's latest cover, captioned “panic”.