To what extent can algorithmic recommendation systems be part of the journalistic activity of public service media providers and take the side of (or take the place of) journalistic selection and compilation of information? In a White Paper, the main characteristics and principles of algorithmic recommendation systems are summarised and their consequences for public service offers are discussed.
Jan-Hinrik Schmidt / Jannick Sørensen / Stephan Dreyer / Uwe Hasebrink (2018): Algorithmische Empfehlungen. Funktionsweise, Bedeutung und Besonderheiten für öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunkanstalten [Algorithmic Recommendations - Functionality, Meaning and Peculiarities for Public Service Broadcasters]. Hamburg: Verlag Hans-Bredow-Institut, September 2018 (Working Papers of the Hans-Bredow-Instituts, No. 45) (pdf).
