To celebrate 25 years in business, USA Today will be publishing 25 lists in the next 25 weeks encompassing all the changes in the world during those years. Their first list "Most influential people" includes Harry Potter author JK Rowling.
The Harry Potter author was given an award “in recognition of the role she has played helping save Canada’s and the world’s forests. A press release states that Jo is “the first international author to be awarded the Order of the Forest.”