Reusable media curation

Prepare image metadata once and reuse the asset appropriately across stories and public surfaces.

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Task and context

Prepare image metadata once and reuse the asset appropriately across stories and public surfaces.

Flow and composition

Flow and composition
Stage	Interface responsibility
Find	Search/filter the media library before uploading a duplicate.
Prepare	Select local image files and inspect their previews/dimensions.
Describe	Set title, subject, context, alt, caption and photographer credit.
Control exposure	Choose whether the asset belongs in the public photo library.
Save	Upload and register; report individual results.
Use	Select the asset in a story and confirm crop/credit.

Decisions and handoff

Alt text, caption and attribution have different audiences and purposes.
Retain dimensions and use the original image when an inspection view needs high resolution.

Recovery and acceptance

Partial batch failure should preserve metadata and identify the affected item.
A local ready preview is not a provider upload.
Check metadata integrity after actual registration in an authorized test environment.

Source references

Source references
File	Responsibility
lib/media-library.ts	Audited Townwell implementation; use this file when extending this interface.
components/admin/media-library/media-upload-workbench.tsx	Audited Townwell implementation; use this file when extending this interface.
components/admin/story-thumbnail-manager.tsx	Audited Townwell implementation; use this file when extending this interface.

Examples from the app

Actual Boise Today and Townwell UI with synthetic editorial, business, review, media metadata and analytics. Existing Boise imagery; no live data changes. Captured at 2× resolution or higher. Select an image to inspect it full size.