“It seems like journalists are used to being in charge of editorial processes.” —“Algorithms for Journalism: The Future of News Work,” The Journal of Media Innovations (2017) News breaks like a rain cloud, or a daydream. Roy arrives at his desk just in time to claim the story: Rival militias started a gunfight at a federal water pipeline that they both wanted to steal from. Nine people dead, another 17 injured.

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