Mighty Mouse

Here it comes to save the day: When reporters are drowning in data, the computer helps them conquer the facts and forge new kinds of stories

Last November, The Hamilton Spectator published a story about murder. Despite the subject matter, it wasn’t a typical news story. In fact, it wasn’t a news story at all. Though reporter Adrian Humphreys spoke to police, Crown attorneys, criminologists and even the victims’ families, he didn’t just report their observations and opinions. Instead, he spent several weeks […]