Mrs. Banner

A couple of years ago, I noticed that when I read CNN Five Things, I found information about the news but without too many ads, without other documents than what I was reading appearing in the middle of the page.  I found language that was more simply informative and less provocative, slanted or emotional.  I looked to see who had written such reports and the answer was Mrs. Banner.  

When my wife first introduced me to creating web pages, the World Wide Web seemed a politer, more civil place.  Later, the first time an ad for less expensive vacuum cleaners appeared over the text of a news item, I couldn't believe anyone with consideration for a reader would interrupt that way.  Does another human being really believe that such an interruption will be accepted quietly?