Journal
DIGITAL JOURNALISM
Volume 7, Issue 8, Pages 993-1012Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2019.1623700
Keywords
Algorithmic news recommenders; AI public sphere; democratic theories; diversity; democratic role of the media
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- European Research Council [638514]
- European Research Council (ERC) [638514] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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Are algorithmic news recommenders a threat to the democratic role of the media? Or are they an opportunity, and, if so, how would news recommenders need to be designed to advance values and goals that we consider essential in a democratic society? These are central questions in the ongoing academic and policy debate about the likely implications of data analytics and machine learning for the democratic role of the media and the shift from traditional mass-media modes of distribution towards more personalised news and platforms Building on democratic theory and the growing body of literature about the digital turn in journalism, this article offers a conceptual framework for assessing the threats and opportunities around the democratic role of news recommenders, and develops a typology of different 'democratic recommenders'.
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