THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

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From the 9th Annual Shorty Awards

Murtaza Hussain

Nominated in Journalist presented by Muck Rack

About Murtaza Hussain

Brooklyn-based journalist and “Habitual line stepper” Murtaza Hussain is a political commentator for The Intercept, embodying the online publication’s dedication to “producing fearless, adversarial journalism.” Murtaza is transparent not only in his reporting, but in his social media shares as well. He is the rare person who successfully combines wry, sardonic humor with devastating honesty, whether he’s tweeting about Islamophobia in the US or the staggering amount of gun deaths caused by toddlers. Murtaza sees the value in stepping over the line (yet remaining respectful) if it helps to lead his 50K+ Twitter followers to a deeper understanding of this complex and often frightening world.

Murtaza Hussain's best work on social

https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/812350763531960320 https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/812810409426173953 https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/814118107107229696 https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/814539230571589636