The E in GDELT in quite misleading, since it's about the media footprint of events not about the magnitude or relevance of the events themselves. Recommended r

The E in GDELT in quite misleading, since it's about the media footprint of events not about the magnitude or relevance of the events themselves. Recommended reading in this context: http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/mapping-kidnappings-in-nigeria/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/mapping-kidnappings-in-ni... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/05/27/covering-only-a-part-of-war/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/05/2...