THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter Feature Film Images Interactive Experiences Long Form Video Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Vertical Video NEW! Video Series Website or Blog

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes Poverty Relief Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Non-profit Partnership Other Partnerships

Platforms & Technology

Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Employee Engagement NEW! Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content User Generated Content

News & Media

This category honors a pro-social campaign, original content or initiative created by a news media organization or service.

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News & Media
Al Jazeera Media Instiute
The Al Jazeera Media Institute set out to redefine access to professional media education across th…
News & Media
Atheer Platform
Atheer’s YouTube platform was established to redefine digital audio-visual journalism in the Arab w…
News & Media
C-SPAN’S CEASEFIRE, BRIDGING THE POLITICAL DIVIDE
Washington is often defined by its divisions, and political television has traditionally reflected …
News & Media
Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis
Mike Nellis set out to prove that political media could be urgent without being cynical, substantiv…
News & Media
Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis
Endless Urgency was created to prove that political media could be urgent without being cynical, su…
News & Media
From Constantinople to Drones: How History Shaped Turkey’s Defense Industry
Produced by Al Jazeera Turkish in collaboration with Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent Abdulaziz Mu…
News & Media
Simply | Al Jazeera Digital Newsroom
Simply is a digital journalism series created by Al Jazeera Egypt to help audiences understand comp…
News & Media
Verity: Responsible AI for News — and a Generation Trained to Read It
Trust in news has fallen as platforms reward speed and partisan framing, and readers have few tools…
News & Media
Voices Behind Closed Doors | Al Jazeera Digital Newsroom
How do you tell the story of a prison no journalist can enter? That question became the starting…
News & Media
War in Real Time: Al Jazeera Digital Coverage of the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran
On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, trigge…