The Next Web
Harrison Weber calls out major sites — CNN, Mashable, Forbes, National Geographic, among others — for advertising that distracts the user and hides content. “I understand that striking a balance between profit and content is hard to do online … But as content continues to be consumed digitally, it is hard to ignore the growing problems associated with a complete disregard for reading and viewing aesthetics.” || Related: Block out the ad spots on these pages and you see how little space is devoted to content (Monday Note) | If you want to fix online news design, you have to fix ads (Storify by Yuri Victor)
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