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Methodology
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What's a conflict?
Sometimes the line is blurry - for example, we have chosen not to gather information around gang violence in Rio de Janeiro, whereas oil-bunkering gangs are instrumental in the Niger Delta, which we do consider a conflict. We have chosen to focus on situations where armed violence is ongoing, or at least sporadic, and the sides are fighting over something - for example, a group seeking to gain autonomy for a region, as opposed to an armed gang fighting police. At some level, we have made decisions subjectively - Transnistria is listed as a conflict, while the Koreas are not. We are very open to suggestions as to how to impose rigorous criteria for this.
What's news?
We collect and display articles from over 250 online news sources. If there's an important source that we're missing, we'd love to hear from you.
In most cases, we have not chosen sources that are obviously propaganda. However, some of the sources may not adhere to the highest journalist standards. If you see blatant propaganda coming into our system, please let us know.
Conflict severity
We have made rough estimates of the severity of each conflict, based on the number of displaced people and the level of violence. These are provisional only, and subject to change as their severities change.
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