How WorldBrief works

Where the news comes from

Every headline on WorldBrief comes from a publisher's official public feed. We show the headline, a short excerpt and the publication time, and every item links to the original article on the publisher's own site.

We never publish full articles, never write our own news stories and never show sample or placeholder stories. If a publisher's feed is unavailable, its stories simply do not appear, and the publisher directory says so.

Feeds are checked on a schedule, not when you open a page. Stories are kept for a limited time set per publisher, then removed.

Where a story happened

A story is placed in a country only when its headline and excerpt clearly center on that country. Stories that just mention a country are not moved there. When the location is unclear, we leave it unassigned rather than guess.

A publisher's home country is shown separately from where the story happened, so you can compare who is reporting with what they report on.

How stories are grouped

Reports from different publishers about the same event are grouped into one story. Two reports from the same publisher never form a group by themselves, and reports placed in different countries are never merged.

Ranking is based on how many independent publishers cover a story, how recent it is and its reach. The reasons are shown with each story.

AI summaries and comparisons

Summaries are written by AI using only the headlines and excerpts of the grouped reports, and only from publishers whose content we may process. Each summary is clearly labeled as AI generated and cites the reports it draws on.

Before a summary is shown, an automatic check removes any figure or quotation that does not appear in the source reports. Stories with too little reporting get no summary.

Global Perspectives compares how publishers covered a story. It describes what each publisher emphasized, without labeling publishers as biased and without generalizing about countries or peoples.

Translations are made by AI and are rejected if any number changes. The original reporting language is always shown.

Mistakes and corrections

AI can make mistakes. Every summary has a report button, and reports are reviewed by our editors, who can hide or regenerate a summary. Always check the original reporting before relying on a summary.