Challenging rabbit holes: towards more diversity in news recommendation systems

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Publication date 02-07-2020
Publisher Media@LSE
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)
  • Faculty of Law (FdR) - Institute for Information Law (IViR)
  • Faculty of Law (FdR)
Abstract Access to diverse sources of news and information is more important than ever in this time of global crisis, yet far too often, people can find themselves diving into ‘rabbit holes’ of information and opinion that are hard to escape. Here, the following authors provide an indepth assessment of how algorithmic recommendation systems for news can play a more constructive role in a diverse media landscape.
Document type Web publication or website
Language English
Published at https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2020/07/02/challenging-rabbit-holes-towards-more-diversity-in-news-recommendation-systems/
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