Upworthy seeks to publish original stories that support their mission of "creating a better world." They are a social-media driven website, thriving on clickbait articles posted on websites such as Facebook. Several sources have reported they pay $150 per article, plus a $50 bonus if an article is posted on Facebook. To learn more, you can refer to this old article from their editor. To contact them, refer to ''explore'' drop bar at the top of their page.