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Mahima Singh is a data editor at The Globe and Mail. She has reported on the legal system, war, crime, politics, business, and natural disasters across the world through a data lens.

Her work involves finding creative ways to merge computational science and journalism.

Previously, she automated news at the Digital Data Desk (D3) for The Canadian Press. Before that, Singh worked at the data desk on the investigative team for the Palm Beach Post, where she covered then-President Trump, school shootings, hurricanes, and the drug epidemic in South Florida. In 2019, she was a visual and data journalist with the BBC covering South and East Asian media.

14

Years in Journalism

5

Years at The Globe and Mail

Education

Master of Science (MSc), Computational Journalism, Syracuse University

Honours & Awards

SABEW Silver for Scoop, 2024: Accenture with Chris Hannay

Fetisov Journalism Awards, Outstanding Investigative Reporting, Second Place, 2024 for Secret Canada

World Press Freedom Canada Award, 2024 for Secret Canada

Digital Publishing Awards, Innovation in Digital Storytelling, Gold, 2024 for Secret Canada

Canadian Association of Journalists, Freedom of Information award, 2024 for Secret Canada

Investigative Reporters and Editors Association FOI award, 2023 for Secret Canada

National Newspaper Award, Project of the Year, 2023 for Secret Canada

National Newspaper Award, Politics, 2022 for ArriveCan

Canadian Association of Journalists, Data journalism award nomination, 2022 for "ArriveCan and the growth in federal outsourcing"

Professional affliations

Canadian Association of Journalists; Investigative Reporters and Editors

Mahima Singh abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

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