What you'll get with Conflict Journal

Okay, Conflict Journal is live. Now, what should you expect?

You'll get expert human curation of complex international news events of importance in the form of articles. This includes war, violence, protest, and politics, through a lens of human rights priorities and humanitarian concerns.

Reports will feature emphasis on a few themes for all readers: factual reporting of the conflict at hand, essential context, and an action item. For subscribers, curated analysis, in-depth resources, and further reading will be provided.

The article format in mind

First off, it will bring the essential information of what you need to know about the major developments in a global conflict. You'll be caught up to where we are with the basic facts and latest reporting.

And then the article will dive into the context: How did we get to this moment? What decisions were made, who made them, and why? Is there misinformation and disinformation to address? Is there any relevant history you should know?

Why is it important? Why is it relevant to the region and potentially to other parts of the world? How is it directly affecting people on the ground?

The article will provide an action item you can take. It can include, for example, how to back humanitarian efforts on the ground, support regional news publications, share a report on human rights violations, read a recommended book, or follow local journalists.

There are many ways to positively and productively address a conflict—which you can do too—and every news article will have an action item.

The work behind articles

Or, what exactly is expert human curation?

It's all the reading, researching, and sourcing through various news sources and social media platforms to bring you a healthy understanding of the events at hand. It's wading through dozens of verified, established, and independent sources for you.

This expert human curation is formulated with strong news judgment from more than 12 years of journalism following war, politics, and protest globally.

Plus, transparency will be key: Conflict Journal will link each of the sources. It's going to be looking at events as they factually are, raising necessary questions, while also outlining concerns for human rights abuses, international law breaches, or humanitarian crises.

And this is all human-created. There won't be any AI writing or curation.

A word on breaking news

Breaking news is great. But Conflict Journal will be prioritizing major developments, giving you access to skilled news curation.

Maybe this approach will be changed later, maybe not. For now, follow Conflict Journal and Patrick deHahn on the socials for those breakers.

What you should expect: Breaking news, but not breaking news. Fresh news, but not yet stale. A detailed, curated, and reported article on major events regarding a global conflict within 12-48 hours.

What you shouldn't expect: An article on each attack in a war. Something on every protest. A report on the minutiae of a long-running conflict. A piece more than three days after a major development happened (unless for explained reasons).

About the paywall...

Paywalls aren't fun but bills gotta be paid.

Plus, this news curation and detailed reporting can be laborious work.

Please, rest assured, Conflict Journal won't be gatekeeping any information here: Articles will include essential information, critical context, and an action item for free. This reporting will also be free in sharable short formats on social media.

You're getting what you absolutely and definitely need to know, every single time—for free—no matter what. This will never change.

There will be a paywall for the second half of articles, where it will get into deeper details, extensive curation, and further resources for subscribers.

Are you extra curious? Do you need help wading through the news out there? Do you want curated reporting all in one place? And for me to have it make sense for you? Let Conflict Journal parse through it all for you as a subscriber.

Do you want sourced analysis, perspectives, and reflection? Do you want listed reports and briefings from local and international organizations responding to the conflict? Please subscribe. Conflict Journal will be doing that for you.

For subscribers...

The article will continue to explore further context with additional history and finer details from research. And it will be transparent in raising questions about what we don't yet know but should be addressed.

It'll feature various forms of analysis by locals on the ground and both academics or experts around the world. Curation here is a strength and there are many angles worthy of highlighting in nuanced and layered conflicts.

And, lastly, it'll list suggested reading at the end. Imagine this being an insider roundup of briefings by UN agencies and independent groups, reports by non-governmental organizations, along with strong journalism features.

Okay, what else?

Conflict Journal will eventually publish firsthand accounts from people suffering from war, conversations with humanitarian aid workers, and interviews of human rights lawyers—pieces everyone will have access to.

Subscribers will receive a quarterly feature highlighting conflict in culture.

Incredibly important stories of life and challenges amid conflict are often told through film, movies, and documentaries; shown in writing, design, photography, and art; and also exemplified in music, dance, performance, and food. This feature will take a look at these creative works of art related to conflict.

Subscribers will have access to in-depth pieces around special global events.

The UN General Assembly and the Olympics... these are important to the ethos of Conflict Journal: the coming together of a global community with the respect, understanding, and support of people around the world. This publication will celebrate and recognize these special gatherings.

None of this is without hard work and time. Support our coverage and these projects at Conflict Journal by selecting one of the paid subscription tiers. It'd be greatly appreciated.

And if you want to discuss other forms of financial support, please get in touch.