FL#195: A home page designed by algorithm

The Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet developed an algorithm guided partially by editors and partially by reader preferences that delivers a personalized home page for each website visitor. Editor in chief Fredric Karén credits the technology with a significant boost in online traffic and digital subscriptions.

Reporting by Lily Oppenheimer, Rachel Wise and Jessica King.

For more information:

• Meet the Swedish newspaper editor who put an algorithm in charge of his homepage (Storybench)
• Svenska Dagbladet’s “pyramid model” increases digital revenue, readership (INMA)

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