diff --git a/scripts/reindex_video_articles.coffee b/scripts/reindex_video_articles.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a3370f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/reindex_video_articles.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+require('node-env-file')(require('path').resolve __dirname, '../.env')
+{ MongoClient } = require 'mongodb'
+path = require 'path'
+{ indexForSearch } = require '../src/api/apps/articles/model/distribute'
+Article = require '../src/api/apps/articles/model/index.js'
+search = require '../src/api/lib/search_client'
+asyncLib = require 'async'
+
+env = require 'node-env-file'
+switch process.env.NODE_ENV
+  when 'test' then env path.resolve __dirname, '../.env.test'
+  when 'production', 'staging' then ''
+  else env path.resolve __dirname, '../.env'
+
+# Check for dry-run flag
+isDryRun = process.argv.includes('--dry-run')
+
+console.log('=' .repeat(80))
+console.log('REINDEXING VIDEO ARTICLES')
+if isDryRun
+  console.log('🔍 DRY RUN MODE - No changes will be made')
+console.log('=' .repeat(80))
+console.log('Environment:', process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development')
+console.log('MongoDB URL:', process.env.MONGOHQ_URL ? 'Configured' : 'NOT CONFIGURED')
+console.log('Search Configuration:')
+console.log('  - URL:', process.env.SEARCH_URL || 'NOT CONFIGURED')
+console.log('  - Index Name:', search.index)
+console.log('  - Index Suffix:', process.env.SEARCH_INDEX_SUFFIX || 'production')
+if isDryRun
+  console.log('Mode: DRY RUN (use without --dry-run flag to perform actual reindexing)')
+console.log('=' .repeat(80))
+console.log()
+
+main = ->
+  startTime = Date.now()
+  console.log('Connecting to MongoDB...')
+
+  client = new MongoClient(process.env.MONGOHQ_URL)
+  client.connect()
+    .then (client) ->
+      console.log('✓ Connected to MongoDB successfully')
+      db = client.db()
+      console.log('✓ Database connection established')
+      return db.collection('articles')
+    .then (articlesCollection) ->
+      console.log('✓ Articles collection accessed')
+      console.log('Fetching video articles (published: true, layout: video)...')
+
+      # Find only published video articles
+      articlesCollection.find({
+        layout: 'video'
+        published: true
+      }).sort({ published_at: -1 }).toArray()
+    .then (articles) ->
+      console.log('✓ Found ' + articles.length + ' video articles to reindex')
+      console.log()
+
+      if articles.length is 0
+        console.log('No video articles found. Exiting.')
+        return client.close().then -> process.exit(0)
+
+      # Show sample of articles to be reindexed
+      console.log('Articles to be reindexed:')
+      for article in articles
+        hasMedia = article.media?.url?
+        status = if hasMedia then '✓' else '✗ NO MEDIA URL'
+        console.log("  #{status} #{article.title} (#{article._id})")
+      console.log()
+
+      if isDryRun
+        console.log('🔍 DRY RUN MODE: Skipping actual indexing')
+        console.log('✅ Connection successful!')
+        console.log('✅ Found ' + articles.length + ' video articles that would be reindexed')
+        console.log()
+        console.log('To perform actual reindexing, run without the --dry-run flag')
+        return client.close().then -> process.exit(0)
+
+      console.log('Starting indexing process...')
+      console.log()
+
+      new Promise (resolve, reject) ->
+        processedCount = 0
+        errorCount = 0
+        successCount = 0
+
+        asyncLib.mapSeries articles, (article, cb) ->
+          processedCount++
+          console.log("=" .repeat(80))
+          console.log("[#{processedCount}/#{articles.length}] Processing: #{article.title}")
+          console.log("  Article ID: #{article._id}")
+          console.log("  Layout: #{article.layout}")
+          console.log("  Published: #{article.published}")
+          console.log("  Has media.url: #{!!article.media?.url}")
+
+          indexWorker article, (err) ->
+            if err
+              errorCount++
+              console.error("  ✗ ERROR indexing article: #{err.message}")
+            else
+              successCount++
+              console.log("  ✓ Successfully indexed")
+            console.log()
+            cb(null) # Continue even if there's an error
+        , (err, results) ->
+          resolve({ results, errorCount, successCount, processedCount })
+    .then ({ results, errorCount, successCount, processedCount }) ->
+      endTime = Date.now()
+      duration = Math.round((endTime - startTime) / 1000)
+
+      console.log('=' .repeat(80))
+      console.log('REINDEXING COMPLETE')
+      console.log('=' .repeat(80))
+      console.log('📊 Summary:')
+      console.log("  - Total processed: #{processedCount}")
+      console.log("  - Successfully indexed: #{successCount}")
+      console.log("  - Errors: #{errorCount}")
+      console.log("  - Duration: #{duration} seconds")
+      console.log('=' .repeat(80))
+      console.log()
+      console.log('Closing database connection...')
+
+      client.close()
+        .then ->
+          console.log('✓ Database connection closed successfully')
+          console.log()
+          console.log('✅ Script completed!')
+          if errorCount > 0
+            console.log('⚠️  Some errors occurred. Check logs above.')
+            process.exit(1)
+          else
+            process.exit(0)
+        .catch (err) ->
+          console.error('✗ Error closing database connection:', err)
+          process.exit(1)
+    .catch (err) ->
+      console.error('=' .repeat(80))
+      console.error('✗ FATAL ERROR')
+      console.error('=' .repeat(80))
+      console.error('Error:', err.message)
+      console.error('Stack:', err.stack)
+      console.error('=' .repeat(80))
+
+      client.close()
+        .then -> process.exit(1)
+        .catch -> process.exit(1)
+
+indexWorker = (article, cb) ->
+  try
+    articlePresent = Article.present(article)
+
+    indexForSearch articlePresent, (err) ->
+      if err
+        cb(err)
+      else
+        cb()
+  catch err
+    cb(err)
+
+console.log('Initializing video article reindexing...')
+if isDryRun
+  console.log('Running in DRY RUN mode - no changes will be made')
+console.log()
+main()
diff --git a/src/api/models/article.coffee b/src/api/models/article.coffee
index 77f8bad20..9669f3c62 100644
--- a/src/api/models/article.coffee
+++ b/src/api/models/article.coffee
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ module.exports = class Article extends Backbone.Model
     @get('channel_id')?.toString() is EDITORIAL_CHANNEL
 
   isVisibleToPublic: ->
-    @get('published') && @isEditorial() && @get('sections')?.length > 0
+    hasContent = @get('sections')?.length > 0 || !!@get('media')?.url
+    @get('published') && @isEditorial() && hasContent
 
   replaceTagWith: (htmlStr, findTag, replaceTag) ->
     $ = cheerio.load(htmlStr)
diff --git a/src/api/test/models/article.test.coffee b/src/api/test/models/article.test.coffee
index a317496e8..952dd53ab 100644
--- a/src/api/test/models/article.test.coffee
+++ b/src/api/test/models/article.test.coffee
@@ -118,3 +118,49 @@ describe "Article", ->
         'artsy-editorial-test3'
       ]
       @article.slug().should.equal 'artsy-editorial-test3'
+
+  describe '#isVisibleToPublic', ->
+
+    it 'returns true for published editorial articles with sections', ->
+      @article.set
+        published: true
+        channel_id: '12345'
+        sections: [{ type: 'text', body: 'test content' }]
+      @article.isVisibleToPublic().should.be.true()
+
+    it 'returns true for published editorial video articles with media', ->
+      @article.set
+        published: true
+        channel_id: '12345'
+        sections: []
+        media: { url: 'https://example.com/video.mp4' }
+      @article.isVisibleToPublic().should.be.true()
+
+    it 'returns false for unpublished articles', ->
+      @article.set
+        published: false
+        channel_id: '12345'
+        sections: [{ type: 'text', body: 'test content' }]
+      @article.isVisibleToPublic().should.be.false()
+
+    it 'returns false for non-editorial articles', ->
+      @article.set
+        published: true
+        partner_channel_id: '67890'
+        sections: [{ type: 'text', body: 'test content' }]
+      @article.isVisibleToPublic().should.be.false()
+
+    it 'returns false for articles with no content', ->
+      @article.set
+        published: true
+        channel_id: '12345'
+        sections: []
+      @article.isVisibleToPublic().should.be.false()
+
+    it 'returns false for video articles without media url', ->
+      @article.set
+        published: true
+        channel_id: '12345'
+        sections: []
+        media: {}
+      @article.isVisibleToPublic().should.be.false()