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Many existing studies look at either the\u00a0supply diversity\u00a0of recommendations, or the effects of (decreased)\u00a0exposure diversity\u00a0on e.g. polarization and filter bubbles. Research on how users choose from the available supply is lacking, making it difficult to understand the relation between algorithm design and possible adverse effects on citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We directly address the question of\u00a0<em>how news recommender algorithms can be designed to optimize exposure diversity.\u00a0<\/em>This innovative and interdisciplinary project builds on our extensive expertise on news diversity, news consumption behavior, text analysis and recommender design by providing: (WP1) a\u00a0normative framework\u00a0for assessing diversity; (WP2) a\u00a0language model\u00a0to automatically measure diversity; (WP3) a\u00a0model of news consumption choices\u00a0based on supply, presentation, and individual characteristics; and (WP4) a\u00a0concrete prototype\u00a0implementation of a recommender algorithm that optimizes exposure diversity, which will be\u00a0externally validated in a unique field experiment\u00a0with our media partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will\u00a0bridge the gap between differing understandings of news diversity\u00a0in computer science, communication science, and media law. This will increase our\u00a0understanding of contemporary news behavior, yield\u00a0new language models\u00a0for identifying topics and perspectives, and offer\u00a0concrete considerations\u00a0for designing recommenders that optimize exposure diversity. Together with media companies and regulators we\u00a0turn these scientific insights into concrete recommendations.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","project_types":[2835,3044,2831],"class_list":["post-26547","vo_project","type-vo_project","status-publish","hentry","project_types-algorithms-nl","project_types-interdisciplinary-nl","project_types-nwo-nl","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rethinking news algorithms: nudging users towards diverse news exposure - IVIR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ivir.nl\/nl\/projecten\/rethinking-news-algorithms-nudging-users-towards-diverse-news-exposure-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_NL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rethinking news algorithms: nudging users towards diverse news exposure - IVIR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Can we design news recommenders to\u00a0nudge users towards diverse consumption of topics and perspectives? 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