diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/media.ex b/lib/pinchflat/media.ex
index c968269..b89f2bd 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/media.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/media.ex
@@ -189,16 +189,9 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media do
   Returns {:ok, %MediaItem{}} | {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{}}
   """
   def create_media_item_from_backend_attrs(source, media_attrs_struct) do
-    attrs = %{
-      source_id: source.id,
-      title: media_attrs_struct.title,
-      media_id: media_attrs_struct.media_id,
-      original_url: media_attrs_struct.original_url,
-      livestream: media_attrs_struct.livestream,
-      description: media_attrs_struct.description
-    }
-
-    create_media_item(attrs)
+    %{source_id: source.id}
+    |> Map.merge(Map.from_struct(media_attrs_struct))
+    |> create_media_item()
   end
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex b/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
index 99c9fbc..cd91812 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media.MediaItem do
     :original_url,
     :livestream,
     :source_id,
+    :short_form_content,
     # these fields are captured only on download
     :media_downloaded_at,
     :media_filepath,
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media.MediaItem do
     :thumbnail_filepath,
     :metadata_filepath
   ]
-  @required_fields ~w(title original_url livestream media_id source_id)a
+  @required_fields ~w(title original_url livestream media_id source_id short_form_content)a
 
   schema "media_items" do
     field :title, :string
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media.MediaItem do
     field :description, :string
     field :original_url, :string
     field :livestream, :boolean, default: false
+    field :short_form_content, :boolean, default: false
     field :media_downloaded_at, :utc_datetime
 
     field :media_filepath, :string
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20240309052602_add_short_form_to_media_items.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20240309052602_add_short_form_to_media_items.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b77459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20240309052602_add_short_form_to_media_items.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+defmodule Pinchflat.Repo.Migrations.AddShortFormToMediaItems do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    alter table(:media_items) do
+      add :short_form_content, :boolean, null: false, default: false
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/support/fixtures/media_fixtures.ex b/test/support/fixtures/media_fixtures.ex
index 245e3af..9a4a0cb 100644
--- a/test/support/fixtures/media_fixtures.ex
+++ b/test/support/fixtures/media_fixtures.ex
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MediaFixtures do
         title: Faker.Commerce.product_name(),
         original_url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=#{media_id}",
         livestream: false,
+        short_form_content: false,
         media_filepath: "/video/#{Faker.File.file_name(:video)}",
         source_id: SourcesFixtures.source_fixture().id
       })