diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b48c22a..28e74da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ uv run repub cleanup-media --feeds-dir out/feeds --days 25 --dry-run
 ```
 
 - Remove `--dry-run` to delete matching files. The command protects media
-  referenced by the latest published feed and uses a lock to avoid racing with
-  active crawls.
+  referenced by the latest published feed, lists each matched file before the
+  aggregate summary, and uses a lock to avoid racing with active crawls.
 - For config-driven deployments, pass the runtime config so cleanup uses the
   configured `out_dir` and media directory names:
 
diff --git a/demo/README.md b/demo/README.md
index 652959e..72c2be9 100644
--- a/demo/README.md
+++ b/demo/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ uv run repub cleanup-media --config demo/repub.toml --dry-run
 With `--config`, cleanup scans `demo/out/feeds/` and honors any
 `REPUBLISHER_*_DIR` media directory overrides in the config. Remove `--dry-run`
 to delete old unreferenced media. The default retention window is 25 days; use
-`--days N` to override it.
+`--days N` to override it. Cleanup prints each matched path before the aggregate
+summary.
 
 ## Local File Feed
 
diff --git a/repub/cleanup.py b/repub/cleanup.py
index 387c62a..950c81b 100644
--- a/repub/cleanup.py
+++ b/repub/cleanup.py
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ def cleanup_media(
             if path.resolve() in protected:
                 continue
             result.matched_files += 1
+            print(
+                f"media cleanup: matched path={path.resolve()} bytes={stat.st_size}",
+                file=output,
+            )
             if dry_run:
                 continue
             try:
diff --git a/tests/test_cleanup.py b/tests/test_cleanup.py
index c5d9748..87e9b3e 100644
--- a/tests/test_cleanup.py
+++ b/tests/test_cleanup.py
@@ -102,6 +102,29 @@ def test_cleanup_media_dry_run_reports_matches_without_deleting(tmp_path: Path)
     assert result.failures == 0
 
 
+def test_cleanup_media_lists_matched_files_before_summary(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    feeds_dir = tmp_path / "feeds"
+    old_file = feeds_dir / "demo" / "audio" / "old.mp3"
+    write_media(old_file, b"audio", age_days=40)
+    output = io.StringIO()
+
+    result = cleanup_media(
+        feeds_dir=feeds_dir,
+        retention_days=25,
+        now=NOW,
+        dry_run=True,
+        output=output,
+    )
+
+    assert old_file.exists()
+    assert result.matched_files == 1
+    output_lines = output.getvalue().splitlines()
+    assert (
+        output_lines[0] == f"media cleanup: matched path={old_file.resolve()} bytes=5"
+    )
+    assert "matched_files=1" in output_lines[-1]
+
+
 def test_cleanup_media_uses_configured_media_dirs(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     feeds_dir = tmp_path / "feeds"
     demo_dir = feeds_dir / "demo"