Do News Consumers Want Explanations for Personalized News Rankings
@inproceedings{Hoeve2017DoNC, title={Do News Consumers Want Explanations for Personalized News Rankings}, author={Maartje ter Hoeve and Mathieu Heruer and Daan Odijk and Anne Schuth and Martijn Spitters and M. de Rijke}, year={2017} }
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