4 ms·

a) That's a good point. Good catch. It does sort of invalidate some of my claims... if it hadn't been for: b) Wow, they really don't go out of their way markin

a) That's a good point. Good catch. It does sort of invalidate some of my claims... if it hadn't been for: b) Wow, they really don't go out of their way marking their opinion pieces as such, do they? I would say it's way, way too understated in terms of typical reader patterns. Basically the headline should be "Opinion: x". Instead it's hidden in a topleft corner. (Maybe they got more conversions after they placed the opinion marker so that people wouldn't see it?)

jakobegger 10y ago
Re b) The article was written in first person. The title of the page is "Irene Clennel: I was forcibly deported (...)". It's very clear that this is a report from the point of view of the victim. There is no conspiracy here.
quirkafleeg 10y ago
Or maybe they think having the word "opinion" in plain sight twice immediately above the headline, and again in the title of the page, is clear enough for most people.
- johansch 10y ago
  If you have any experience in user experience design you will understand that was not designed to be obvious. What you say "twice immediately above the headline" you appear to mean: - in a quite small font size relative to the headline - horizontally speaking separate from the article itself (which given its fat headline is what draws the attention) Also: Who the ____ looks at HTML titles in the source code? This is what I see in Chrome: "Irene Clannell: I was forc..."
  - quirkafleeg 10y ago
    Are you this confused when you see TV and movie reviews on the Guardian too? > Also: Who the ____ looks at HTML titles in the source code? Why are you now pretending you don't know where a page title is visible? > This is what I see in Chrome: "Irene Clannell: I was forc..." That's not what I see in Firefox or Chromium, but then I don't hide the title bar; if I did, I wouldn't try to blame the Guardian for it.

jakobegger 10y ago

Re b) The article was written in first person. The title of the page is "Irene Clennel: I was forcibly deported (...)". It's very clear that this is a report from the point of view of the victim. There is no conspiracy here.

quirkafleeg 10y ago

Or maybe they think having the word "opinion" in plain sight twice immediately above the headline, and again in the title of the page, is clear enough for most people.

johansch 10y ago
If you have any experience in user experience design you will understand that was not designed to be obvious. What you say "twice immediately above the headline" you appear to mean: - in a quite small font size relative to the headline - horizontally speaking separate from the article itself (which given its fat headline is what draws the attention) Also: Who the ____ looks at HTML titles in the source code? This is what I see in Chrome: "Irene Clannell: I was forc..."
- quirkafleeg 10y ago
  Are you this confused when you see TV and movie reviews on the Guardian too? > Also: Who the ____ looks at HTML titles in the source code? Why are you now pretending you don't know where a page title is visible? > This is what I see in Chrome: "Irene Clannell: I was forc..." That's not what I see in Firefox or Chromium, but then I don't hide the title bar; if I did, I wouldn't try to blame the Guardian for it.