Sam Morris

Graphics Editor

Sam Morris is an editorial designer, art director, and developer who helps make complex stories and issues more accessible.

Before joining The Markup, he worked at The Guardian, on both the product and editorial sides.

His work has earned various awards presented by design and journalism organizations, including D&AD, Webby, The Society for News Design, The Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, Information Is Beautiful, and more.

sam@themarkup.org @sammorrisdesign

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Citizen Browser

How Big Pharma Finds Sick Users on Facebook

We found drug ads targeted at users interested in everything from bourbon to therapy

May 6, 2021 08:00 ET

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Citizen Browser

Credit Card Ads Were Targeted by Age, Violating Facebook’s Anti-DiscriminationPolicy

Such ads, along with other age-targeted financial product ads, may violate civil rights laws, attorneys say

April 29, 2021 08:00 ET

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Google the Giant

Google Blocks Advertisers from Targeting Black Lives Matter YouTube Videos

“Black power” and “Black Lives Matter” can't be used to find videos for ads, but “White power” and “White lives matter” were just fine

April 9, 2021 08:00 ET

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How We Discovered Google’s Social Justice Blocklist for YouTube Ad Placements

Despite committing to dismantling systemic racism, YouTube blocks advertisers from using many racial justice and cultural identity terms to target videos for ads

April 9, 2021 08:00 ET