Upload Photos & Videos

You can easily send media files to NowPublic by using our Upload tool. Start your story with a newsworthy photo or video, or add rich media content to any story that you’re reading on NowPublic. For a quick guide to uploading, watch the how-to video.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to publishing a story using your own photos and videos:

1. Upload: Click the “I’ve got photos & video” button at the top right of the page
2. Click Choose Media Files and select what you’d like to upload from your computer (up to a maximum of 50MB). Click Upload and the progress bar will indicate what percentage of your files have been uploaded.
3. Write a headline that describes the story of your photos (For example, “Super Bowl Party Photos”), and write the body text of your story.
4. Click Start A Story to go to the Tagging page -- or click Add to my Library to save the story as a draft to edit and publish later.
5. Tagging: Choose an appropriate Channel and Sub-Category (To learn more about tagging, watch the video).
6. Enter relevant tags that describe your story (ie. NFL, Football) and the location(s) where your story takes place, if appropriate.
7. Look for related news stories in the right-hand column and check all that apply. Then click Next.
8. Add a specific title and description (different from the headline of your story) and tags for each photo that you’ve uploaded.
9. Preview & Publish: If your story looks good to go, hit Publish and you’re done! If you want to make changes, you can save a draft or click the Edit Text tab. To do even more with your story, click Advanced Editing for additional options (For help, check out our how-to video).

Alternatively, if you find a story on NowPublic that you’d like to add photos and videos to, the upload process is very similar:

1. From the story page, click Upload your photos and videos.
2. Click Choose Media Files and select what you’d like to upload from your computer (up to a maximum of 50MB). Click Upload and the progress bar will indicate what percentage of your files have been uploaded.
3. Choose a Title, Channel, Tags, and Location(s) for your photos, then click Next. (Fore help, check out our how-to video on Tagging)
4. Add a specific title and description (different from the headline of your story) and tags for each photo that you’ve uploaded.
5. When you’re done, click Go to Story to see the files you’ve added.