A Clustering Based Article Template Recommendation System for Newspaper Editors
Système de recommandation de modèles d’articles basé sur le clustering pour les éditeurs de journaux
Résumé
Newspaper editors face significant challenges in page production, as printed newspapers are becoming less profitable and more costly to produce. Improving productivity in this process is crucial. In this paper, we focus on the task of selecting the most appropriate article template for given content-a process that is time-consuming and difficult. We demonstrate how techniques from Recommendation Systems (RS) can be adapted and extended to assist newspaper editors by recommending the best templates based on their needs and preferences. We propose a clustering-based recommendation system that promotes diversity, which is a critical requirement in this context. Our method consists of two phases: first, an offline clustering phase that uses a graph-matching neural network to compute a custom similarity measure (GMN) between templates, modeled as graphs. This clustering process is based on content and structural information, independent of user preferences. The second phase is an online recommendation system that incorporates both user preferences and content requirements, promoting templates that minimize similarity. Compared to existing methods, our approach outperforms in terms of novelty and diversity, especially in cases where high-rated items are clustered together. We present promising results through use case examples, demonstrating the practical applicability of our method for real-world scenarios, while also opening avenues for future studies with industry professionals. While this study provides a first step towards applying recommendation systems to optimize the selection of article templates in the newspaper production process, further research is needed to extend this work to full-page layouts and multi-page designs, incorporating more comprehensive recommendations that address the broader scope of newspaper production.
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