Sending FOIs to multiple bodies across the country to get the big picture on an issue sounds like a great idea — until the responses start to trickle in. Differences between responses often make mass FOI projects extremely time-consuming as you try to get everything into a format that allows you to ask journalistic questions and compare different authorities. Can AI help?

On one recent project I decided to put together a methodology that made the process less stressful, faster and more accurate. Here’s how it works.

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